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One month 'till race time

13 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...

Reframing the hothouse

9 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...

Throwback challenge set

17 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...

10 years and 2 days = 6% decline

16 October 2021 With what appears to be a commitment (& success!) in Ontario to keeping our fitness facilities open, I'm getting...

Hacking of (not quite) Olympic proportions

5 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...

Hopping to some 300s in a fair land

3 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...

Swimming: a community like no other

2 October 2021 While I do enjoy solo swimming as it induces an extra meditative component above the baseline contemplation that water...

IM taking liberty with Mr. Adams in Washington

29 September 2021 I flew down to Washington, DC later this afternoon for my first in-person conference, tomorrow, since the pandemic...

Blinded by the Flying Fish Heads

27 September 2021 I try very hard to keep my non-professional social media presence squarely focused on swimming, so I'm always excited...

Fulcrum Focus

23 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...

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