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A percent a week matters
22 November 2022 I've been doing a version of this workout with 5 x 200 straight backstrokes followed by 5 x 200 broken freestyles across...
Nov 22, 20221 min read


Four Week Taper Starts Now
21 November 2022 I almost never get to exactly implement the taper plan I exactly want, but I at least started today on the plan,...
Nov 21, 20222 min read


Who's your Chlorine Daddy?
19 November 2022 After yesterday's "Fail & Bail" workout and an utterly crappy, maybe four hours of sleep last night (thanks to my...
Nov 19, 20222 min read


Aquageek & Chlorine Daddy Write My Workout
13 November 2022 Back in the heyday of the USMS Forums (about a decade starting from the mid-to-late aughts), a vibrant virtual community...
Nov 13, 20222 min read


Legs On Track, D-Race Tomorrow
10 November 2022 I've needed to essentially make this whole week a taper / rest week to recover from racing four measly events this past...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Recovering for the 3K
9 November 2022 I have to remember how much racing takes out of me. I was feeling a bit better this morning, now ~3 days since Sunday's...
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Bailed on the Brute
8 November 2022 After racing on Sunday and taking Monday largely off exercise aside from a morning gentle hike and some...
Nov 8, 20221 min read


Dragging ... not a Dragon
2 November 2022 After my bonk on something long and freestyle-centric yesterday, I planned a shorter, IM-oriented workout today, a...
Nov 2, 20221 min read


Failing and flailing the 3K
1 November 2022 After my third longest volume training week of the year, a week that also included three fairly intense dryland workouts,...
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Whoop-Ass Wednesday: Broken Mile and 25s Fly
26 October 2022 I had a vision to do a 5,000 (or so) yard workout today, but my original intention was to have this focused only on...
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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