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Pool Review: Lengths in Lagoa (#722)
26 February 2025 En route from Lisbon to Carvoeiro we took as much of the scenic, backroads route as possible, which was great when we...
Feb 26, 20252 min read


Pool Review: Laps in Lisboa (#721)
24 February 2025 My wife and I flew down to Portugal on Saturday to spend the better part of the week in the Algarve with family (who...
Feb 23, 20253 min read


Fast(er) Friday - Hackett 200 IMs
7 February 2025 I really love the concept of test sets, sets that one does exactly the same way over & over again to track progress. I...
Feb 7, 20251 min read


Training Table: Good Day Sunshine
27 January 2025 Part of keeping my commitment to train for the 400 long course freestyle this year means repeating my 3 x 300 test set...
Jan 27, 20251 min read


Training Table: Flashback Friday
24 January 2025 As I was cooling down in Lane 5 this morning, one of the two "fast" lanes during lane swimming sessions at the London...
Jan 24, 20252 min read


Training Table: FA(s)T Friday
17 January 2025 While I cannot recommend Hoppers restaurant as performance food when you get their prix fixe feast, it’s some of the...
Jan 17, 20252 min read


Training Table: Broken 400 Free Test Set
13 January 2025 I cannot enter a year without setting some goals for my swimming. Not every year's goals are about times and racing. ...
Jan 13, 20252 min read


Training Table: Test Set - 3 x 300 (LCM)
1 January 2025 With British Masters' Long Course Nationals being held at the London Aquatic Centre (LAC) in mid-June, I am determined to...
Jan 1, 20252 min read


Fun with 1500s (almost)
9 December 2024 I first created and did this workout in SCM back in August of 2009. The intervals were faster back then, but I do like...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Training Table: Olympic Mornings
7 October 2024 While I've got a focus for the next six weeks or so on the USMS Virtual 3,000 yard event , I've already decided that I'll...
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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