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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 233 min read


October was all going so swimmingly ...
10 October 2024 After my lazy September, I started October with a renewed training enthusiasm, with an intent to focus my training on the...
Nov 24, 20241 min read


Thanking the 400 IM
10 October 2022 Celebrating Thanksgiving up here in Canada with some gentle yoga to get loose for my first attempt at my 400 IM Test Set...
Oct 10, 20222 min read


Biggest volume week since January 2016
12 June 2022 I wrapped up this week with my 400 IM Test Set, the first time I've done it completely in a bit over 6 weeks. More...
Jun 12, 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 2, 20222 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...
Apr 25, 20223 min read


(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


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


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 4, 20222 min read


The early bird gets the (IM) worm
14 February 2022 With seven weeks to go until I try to do a quick taper and see if I can race again, I made a plan to do my 400 IM Test...
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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