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Aerobically, I've still got it

27 February 2021 After feeling so abysmal in the water on Monday, I swam a drill/"get to know the water" oriented Masters workout on...

Out for 18%, slower by 20%

22 February 2021 When I jumped into the Sam Cancilla swimming pool at Barrie's Allandale Recreation Centre on Monday morning, I had been...

Data Geeking on Virtual Racing

11 December 2020 With the completion of my 1500 meter freestyle today, I finished the full lineup of pool events (along with some fun...

Competition, the fountain of youth

6 December 2022 I was over at my local LA Fitness today, testing my progress on my 400 (yards) Kick For Time, a virtual event that I've...

A lifetime best ...

3 December 2020 Holly Community Centre - Barrie - 25 meters ... is always easy to do when you do something for the first time! In my 45+...

ISL-ing the Not-Quite-Nationals Virtual Pool Challenge

Multiple days in November and December City of Barrie's Holly and East Bayfield Community Centres Masters Swimming Ontario has been doing...

Heart rate test set: slower-higher, faster-lower

24 November 2020 LA Fitness - Barrie Cundles Road - 25 yards It's been about a month since I last did my Dave Salo's Pulse Plot test set...

Watching Fast Swimmers Makes Me Swim Fast

21 November 2020 LA Fitness - Barrie Cundles Road - 25 yards Anytime over the last few weeks I have done a workout after watching one of...

Breaking my legs over a mile plus

12 November 2020 I had fun this past Sunday taking my Saturday main set and doing it as a kick-only set, so I figured I'd do the same by...

MEMO to my legs: December's coming ...

... and that means I've got to get in shape for the MEMO (Marcia's Enthusiastic Masters of Oakland) 400 Kick For Time! I first did this...

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