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Once More Unto the Breach
9 February 2022 After I returned home to Ontario from Panama in early January, I came back to another COVID lockdown, with the three...
Feb 9, 20222 min read


I'd rather be (inside) swimming
28 November 2021 I live in a place that is literally called "Snow Valley," so I shouldn't be surprised when it is almost December and the...
Nov 28, 20213 min read


Reframing the hothouse
9 November 2021 Lately, I've been trying to apply cognitive reframing to certain areas of my life, to see if a simple shift in my...
Nov 10, 20212 min read


Throwback challenge set
17 October 2021 Looking back again to 2011, I found a set that my eldest daughter, Maia, had given me ahead of a business trip I had done...
Oct 17, 20211 min read


10 years and 2 days = 6% decline
16 October 2021 With what appears to be a commitment (& success!) in Ontario to keeping our fitness facilities open, I'm getting...
Oct 17, 20212 min read


Papaya Jam
28 September 2021 Many swimmers, especially solo-training Masters Swimmers, trade sets and workouts like DJs trade song samples, ripping...
Sep 28, 20211 min read


Blinded by the Flying Fish Heads
27 September 2021 I try very hard to keep my non-professional social media presence squarely focused on swimming, so I'm always excited...
Sep 27, 20212 min read


Fulcrum Focus
23 September 2021 Continuing my trip down swim memory lane into my 2011 workouts. I was reminded of a piece of equipment I used to train...
Sep 23, 20211 min read

Passport to training
22 September 2021 Ontario's "vaccine passport" requirement to enter most indoor facilities, including gyms/pools, went into effect today;...
Sep 22, 20212 min read


One year later, one second faster
29 August 2021 LA Fitness - Barrie (Cundles location) With swimming ill-advised due to water quality issues at Centennial Beach in...
Aug 30, 20211 min read
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