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1001 Pools


The Road to Richmond (Pool #114) ...
29 July 2022 ... was paved with great training intentions ... if not the most logical, consistent or coherent of implementations! I have...
Jul 29, 20222 min read


Hacking Away at My Taper
28 July 2022 I'm entered in US Masters Long Course Nationals next week, with my first event being the 50 fly on Thursday, August 4th. ...
Jul 28, 20222 min read


Diving into the Dominican (pools #535 and #536)
25 July 2022 My company had a big awards trip planned for the Dominican Republic at the Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana resort over this past...
Jul 25, 20222 min read


Did I peak at 8 years old? (Pool #534)
15 July 2022 The small world of swimming came back to me in a big way over the last two days swimming at this very wonderful 6 lane 25...
Jul 15, 20222 min read


The Incomparable Mary T Meagher (Pool #523)
9 July 2022 There are some swims that are legendary, swims that were either so far ahead of their time or swims that broke through time...
Jul 9, 20223 min read


Richmond Double Riff
25 June 2022 With my planned open water race cancelled for Sunday due to high e coli levels, instead of taking today off, I decided to...
Jun 25, 20222 min read


Small riff on a riff
22 June 2022 I had written up this workout, a riff on a workout from 2012, and had intended to do it last Thursday, but my workout got...
Jun 22, 20221 min read


The sea was angry, the race was FUN!
19 June 2022 The red flags were up, the sea was "sporty" with the waves breaking big and strong, but the with Virginia Beach Lifeguard...
Jun 19, 20223 min read


3rd Time For a 1st Try With a Magic 5
14 June 2022 Though I have always ended up quite quickly returning to my beloved Speedo Vanquisher goggles, if there's one piece of...
Jun 18, 20223 min read


Repair and Rain Delays
16 June 2022 Whenever I come to my company's HQ in Bowie, Maryland, I like to stay at a basic Marriott Springhill Suites which has a...
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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