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May 8, 20221 min read
Moving Day is not Taper Day
8 May 2022 While yesterday was a beautiful day to move my daughter across Hamilton, Ontario from her medical school apartment to her...


May 6, 20222 min read
Booster Proof
6 May 2022 A year ago yesterday, 5 May 2021, I had gotten my second COVID-19 vaccine dose (Pfizer), so it seemed to make sense to...


May 4, 20221 min read
Last (almost) Broken Mile
4 May 2022 As I ease into my taper, I took 10% off my Broken Mile test set this morning, by skipping the 4th round of 3 x 50, but this...

May 3, 20222 min read
Weight, weight, just tell me!
3 May 2022 I started back Masters swimming in 2001, twelve years after I had "retired" from the sport after my last Southwest Conference...


May 2, 20222 min read
Taper Time!
2 May 2022 I've got 18 days until Canadian Masters Nationals starts, so I'm taking the "more rest is better" lesson I learned from my...


May 1, 20222 min read
Amphibious Assault
1 May 2022 I live about 25 minutes away from the largest training establishment in the Canadian Armed Forces, CFB Borden, and have known...

Apr 30, 20221 min read
Pulse Plot Progress
30 April 2022 Today's workout was a reminder that how you feel in the water doesn't always dictate how you perform. While I did manage...


Apr 28, 20222 min read
Subterranean swimsuit blahs
27 April 2022 You would need a weather man to know which way the wind blows while mixing up a workout in the Athletic & Swim Club...


Apr 28, 20222 min read
Manhattan Skylights
26 April 2022 I followed up last Saturday's wonderful swim under the skylights in Toronto with a quick hit aerobic workout in midtown New...

Apr 25, 20223 min read
Last straight 400 IM before race day
25 April 2022 Embarking on my last "full intensity" week of training this rainy Monday morning with my last full rendition of my 400 IM...
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