August - 2022

Aug 28, 20223 min read

First ever Olympic (distance) Aquathlon

27 August 2022 Olympic Distance Aquathlon (1500 m swim / 40km bike) Wasaga Beach, Ontario First off, I could not have asked for better...

Aug 22, 20222 min read

Lightly Testing

22 August 2022 Following US Masters Long Course Nationals, I entered a period where swimming is taking a backseat to biking as I prepare...

Aug 22, 20223 min read

Flowerpots & Dolphins

21 August 2022 I just came back from the most idyllic camping experience I have ever had on Ontario's FlowerPot Island. Technically, this...

Aug 6, 20222 min read

Race Day #3: Channeling Ceccon & Admiring SwimRVA

6 August 2022 I recall reading a story about how Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon reached the top of the World Championships podiums last...

Aug 6, 20222 min read

Race Day #2: Numerogically Pretty

5 August 2022 The most exciting part of my racing on Friday was ... ... my warmups! I managed to nab two new pools in one day, starting...

Aug 5, 20222 min read

Race Day #1: Should've Fully Shaved?

4 August 2022 When I entered US Masters Nationals, I wasn't sure if my work would actually allow me time to breakaway to compete on...

Aug 2, 20221 min read

Rest Easy

2 August 2022 I figured I would do about 1,500 yards today and just do efforts that seemed appropriate for where my body is and what...

Aug 1, 20221 min read

Smooth as Coconut Water

1 August 2022 My wife and I got treated to dinner out with our second daughter this past Saturday night at a funky Jamaican-Chinese...

Aug 1, 20221 min read

Reading the Pulse Tea Leaves

31 July 2022 I do my Pulse Plot set fairly religiously about a week before a taper meet. It's not always perfectly timed and the...

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