October was all going so swimmingly ...
10 October 2024 After my lazy September, I started October with a renewed training enthusiasm, with an intent to focus my training on the...
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1001 Pools
Jan 2, 20231 min read
My 44-Year-Old Self Coaches My 55-Year-Old Self
2 January 2023 The year I turned 45, 2012, was not just the best year of my Masters' swimming "career" in terms of performance, I'd put...
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Four Week Taper Starts Now
21 November 2022 I almost never get to exactly implement the taper plan I exactly want, but I at least started today on the plan,...
Sep 28, 20221 min read
New Season, Repeat Testing
26 September 2022 After principally focusing on cycling since USMS Nationals ended on August 7th, I dove back into my local LA Fitness...
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Lightly Testing
22 August 2022 Following US Masters Long Course Nationals, I entered a period where swimming is taking a backseat to biking as I prepare...
Apr 22, 20223 min read
Bonked on three, cranked to five
22 April 2022 I figured I'd build on yesterday's ambitious goal setting by raising the bar on both intensity and duration for my Friday...
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Trending the test in the right direction
7 April 2022 After my weekend of racing in Houston, I had to race around the USA for work, heading to New York Sunday night through...
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Doubling Down on Testing
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...
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Once More Unto the Breach
9 February 2022 After I returned home to Ontario from Panama in early January, I came back to another COVID lockdown, with the three...
Dec 4, 20212 min read
Way more swimsuits than "suit"-suits
3 December 2021 One of the things I've never liked about the working world is wearing suits; they're damn uncomfortable (even the...
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