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1001 Pools
Feb 27, 20211 min read
Aerobically, I've still got it
27 February 2021 After feeling so abysmal in the water on Monday, I swam a drill/"get to know the water" oriented Masters workout on...
Feb 23, 20212 min read
Out for 18%, slower by 20%
22 February 2021 When I jumped into the Sam Cancilla swimming pool at Barrie's Allandale Recreation Centre on Monday morning, I had been...
Dec 12, 20202 min read
Data Geeking on Virtual Racing
11 December 2020 With the completion of my 1500 meter freestyle today, I finished the full lineup of pool events (along with some fun...
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Competition, the fountain of youth
6 December 2020 I was over at my local LA Fitness today, testing my progress on my 400 (yards) Kick For Time, a virtual event that I've...
Dec 4, 20201 min read
A lifetime best ...
3 December 2020 Holly Community Centre - Barrie - 25 meters ... is always easy to do when you do something for the first time! In my 45+...
Nov 29, 20203 min read
ISL-ing the Not-Quite-Nationals Virtual Pool Challenge
Multiple days in November and December City of Barrie's Holly and East Bayfield Community Centres Masters Swimming Ontario has been doing...
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Heart rate test set: slower-higher, faster-lower
24 November 2020 LA Fitness - Barrie Cundles Road - 25 yards It's been about a month since I last did my Dave Salo's Pulse Plot test set...
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Watching Fast Swimmers Makes Me Swim Fast
21 November 2020 LA Fitness - Barrie Cundles Road - 25 yards Anytime over the last few weeks I have done a workout after watching one of...
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Breaking my legs over a mile plus
12 November 2020 I had fun this past Sunday taking my Saturday main set and doing it as a kick-only set, so I figured I'd do the same by...
Nov 8, 20201 min read
MEMO to my legs: December's coming ...
... and that means I've got to get in shape for the MEMO (Marcia's Enthusiastic Masters of Oakland) 400 Kick For Time! I first did this...
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