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(Still not totally) breaking on through
18 April 2022 My training plan includes starting each Monday, after a rest & recovery Sunday, by repeating my 400 IM Test Set. After...
Apr 18, 20222 min read


Aerobic Threshold 3,000
16 April 2022 I've devised a training plan to get me ready for Canadian Masters Nationals (May 20th to 22nd) that concludes each week...
Apr 17, 20222 min read


Everybody's got a hungry (for oxygen) heart
15 April 2022 With apologies to Bruce Got a wife and kid near Barrie, Jack I went out for a swim and I had to come back... ... Don't make...
Apr 15, 20223 min read


7am habits calling (Broken Mile)
13 April 2022 "First light in the morning Shadows start to fall Temptation is calling..." - Dirty Vegas, "7 AM" The trance dance music...
Apr 13, 20221 min read


Anatomy of my standard warmup
13 April 2022 I wish I could take all the credit for my habit of doing generally the same warmup every workout, but the props go to...
Apr 13, 20224 min read


It's about time I am progressing (somewhat)
11 April 2022 I was more than a bit frustrated that my 400 IM Test Set performance had plateaued this year, that my (apparent) consistent...
Apr 12, 20222 min read


Trending the test in the right direction
7 April 2022 After my weekend of racing in Houston, I had to race around the USA for work, heading to New York Sunday night through...
Apr 12, 20221 min read


First World First
8 March 2022 I've been swimming Masters a tad over 20 years, having entered my first meets (aside from a little dabbling in graduate...
Mar 8, 20222 min read


F-Yeah Friday Aerobicize
4 March 2022 After Thursday's 400 IM Test set, I wanted to go longer and more aerobic. As I drove to the pool, I was thinking about 30 x...
Mar 5, 20221 min read


IM Plateaued
3 March 2022 After a day of rest yesterday, I kind of thought I would perform better on my 400 IM Test Set, but, other than a bit of...
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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