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1001 Pools


(Belated) Pool (#670) & Race Review from Guernsey
6 April 2024 I was very slow to “officially” post pool #670 on my #1001Pools quest, the interesting, spacious and aptly beautiful Beau...
Apr 8, 20242 min read


Race Report: Crushed by K2
20 January 2024 A beautiful pool named after the world's second tallest mountain should be inspiring ... ... and it was. But, racing...
Jan 21, 20243 min read


Race Report: Leg Day (400 Kick-For-Time)
29 December 2022 Though I made a solid effort at the 400 Kick-For-Time a couple of weeks ago, I felt like my training this fall had...
Dec 29, 20222 min read


Race Report: IM Fast(er) Masters Challenge
18 December 2022 It's been over a decade since I last tried tapering for a meet where I switched out my normal mid-to-long distance focus...
Dec 18, 20223 min read


Last Day to be a Brute
30 November 2022 As the Davis Aquatic Masters Brute Squad virtual event closed today, I left myself no choice but to hit my local LA...
Nov 30, 20221 min read


A Lite Brute for a Sunday
27 November 2022 I took Saturday off from training to travel back home from New Hampshire/Boston with a plan to do my official "race" for...
Nov 27, 20222 min read


Chasing Alex Baumann
6 November 2022 OK ... not quite ... but I was certainly inspired by this plaque on the wall behind the start end of the competition pool...
Nov 7, 20221 min read


The Gall of My Ambition
28 August 2022 After my positive-feeling negative split on my bike race on Saturday, I executed a disastrously negative-feeling POSITIVE...
Sep 1, 20222 min read


First ever Olympic (distance) Aquathlon
27 August 2022 Olympic Distance Aquathlon (1500 m swim / 40km bike) Wasaga Beach, Ontario First off, I could not have asked for better...
Aug 28, 20223 min read


Race Day #3: Channeling Ceccon & Admiring SwimRVA
6 August 2022 I recall reading a story about how Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon reached the top of the World Championships podiums last...
Aug 6, 20222 min read
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