Tag Archives: training

Pretty much the same as the previous two days, though in a near-deserted pool this time. I was just a minute or so short to make it to 3km and had to get out so the next session could start … Continue reading →

Exactly the same session as yesterday though today in a far busier pool, at least until quite late into the session. I ended up swimming next to an older couple and overheard the husband saying to his wife that it … Continue reading →

Plenty of time today, so I swam 2,500m front crawl and then switched to kick and pull for 500m, working on bilateral breathing. I’ve come to the conclusion that doing kick with a float and using a pull with my … Continue reading →

Work prevented me from leaving on time for what is a short session on Fridays anyhow, so it was another front crawl only swim today. I reached 2,000m and decided that another four lengths might be pushing my luck a … Continue reading →

I just planned to do a front crawl and kick swim today. There was definite tiredness in my arms and back from the 8,500m I’d already done this week, but once I’d got going it really wasn’t too bad and … Continue reading →

There was a temptation today to have another go at swimming 3km, but after swimming a few lengths to warm up I could still feel the tiredness in my arms from the previous two days and I just knew it … Continue reading →

In complete contrast to yesterday there were no more than four people in the pool during the entire time I swam today. I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do and I was still feeling a little tired … Continue reading →

First time swimming for ten days, which I do feel quite guilty about, not to mention a little frustrated because I’ll have lost a lot of the ground I made up last month on my target distance. I have been … Continue reading →

I’m not working today, so I thought I’d go to the earlier public swim session as it is longer. What I didn’t know was that half the pool was roped off for “parent and baby” type sessions, so there wasn’t … Continue reading →

Yet again I was late to the pool today, but at least this time it was due to the arrival of a dumper truck that I’ve rented for the week of half-term so I can shift a load of spoil … Continue reading →