Nov 13, 20213 minOne month 'till race time13 November 2021 While I did make a paltry attempt to race in a pool event this summer, the last time I raced with some actual training...
Nov 10, 20212 minReframing the hothouse9 November 2021 Lately, I've been trying to apply cognitive reframing to certain areas of my life, to see if a simple shift in my...
Oct 17, 20211 minThrowback challenge set17 October 2021 Looking back again to 2011, I found a set that my eldest daughter, Maia, had given me ahead of a business trip I had done...
Oct 17, 20212 min10 years and 2 days = 6% decline16 October 2021 With what appears to be a commitment (& success!) in Ontario to keeping our fitness facilities open, I'm getting...
Oct 6, 20212 minHacking of (not quite) Olympic proportions5 October 2021 Though not quite as grand a setting as some of the pools I've swum at over the week, the Arundel Olympic Swim Center was...
Oct 3, 20211 minHopping to some 300s in a fair land3 October 2021 I love it when fellow swimmers point me in the right direction to a great pool. During my last trip to the greater DC...
Oct 3, 20212 minSwimming: a community like no other2 October 2021 While I do enjoy solo swimming as it induces an extra meditative component above the baseline contemplation that water...
Sep 30, 20212 minIM taking liberty with Mr. Adams in Washington29 September 2021 I flew down to Washington, DC later this afternoon for my first in-person conference, tomorrow, since the pandemic...
Sep 27, 20212 minBlinded by the Flying Fish Heads27 September 2021 I try very hard to keep my non-professional social media presence squarely focused on swimming, so I'm always excited...
Sep 23, 20211 minFulcrum Focus23 September 2021 Continuing my trip down swim memory lane into my 2011 workouts. I was reminded of a piece of equipment I used to train...