3 April 2022 I went down to Texas with a big, hairy audacious goal (BHAG) - to break the USMS National Record in the 400 IM, which stands...

5 April 2022 Much as I do love the electric energy and vibe of New York City, it's a challenging place for a traveling swimmer: there are...

15 March 2022 ... some. I had been wanting to go to the Great Whales exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum for awhile now, but never quite...

8 March 2022 I've been swimming Masters a tad over 20 years, having entered my first meets (aside from a little dabbling in graduate...

4 March 2022 After Thursday's 400 IM Test set, I wanted to go longer and more aerobic. As I drove to the pool, I was thinking about 30 x...

3 March 2022 After a day of rest yesterday, I kind of thought I would perform better on my 400 IM Test Set, but, other than a bit of...

1 March 2022 These next two weeks will be the most intense of my short preparation for my "Welcome to being 55" meet in 31 days. Today...

27 February 2022 I've been ramping both my volume and intensity up over the last few weeks as I get ready to race in 5 weeks. I wrapped...

25 February 2022 No ... not COVID testing: freestyle race testing! As I hadn't yet done my heart rate test set, and it's been almost 3...

14 February 2022 With seven weeks to go until I try to do a quick taper and see if I can race again, I made a plan to do my 400 IM Test...