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1001 Pools
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Dragging ... not a Dragon
2 November 2022 After my bonk on something long and freestyle-centric yesterday, I planned a shorter, IM-oriented workout today, a...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Failing and flailing the 3K
1 November 2022 After my third longest volume training week of the year, a week that also included three fairly intense dryland workouts,...
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Going long in Upper Marlboro
18 October 2022 The first swim team I ever joined was a summer league team at this pool to the right in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, about...
Oct 15, 20223 min read
Brighton 5K Riff
14 October 2022 Trading great workouts has been a training tradition for pretty much all of my aquatic life. Back in the 70's and 80's,...
Oct 1, 20222 min read
The Right Temperature (for now)
1 October 2022 The heater at my local LA Fitness is kind of on the fritz right now, which is causing consternation amongst the floater -...
Sep 28, 20221 min read
New Season, Repeat Testing
26 September 2022 After principally focusing on cycling since USMS Nationals ended on August 7th, I dove back into my local LA Fitness...
Jul 28, 20222 min read
Hacking Away at My Taper
28 July 2022 I'm entered in US Masters Long Course Nationals next week, with my first event being the 50 fly on Thursday, August 4th. ...
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Repair and Rain Delays
16 June 2022 Whenever I come to my company's HQ in Bowie, Maryland, I like to stay at a basic Marriott Springhill Suites which has a...
Jun 9, 20223 min read
The family that swims together ...
9 June 2022 ... stays together, even if they are far apart and only virtually swimming together. I come from a swimming family. My...
Jun 7, 20222 min read
2% decline in 10+ years ... not bad
7 June 2022 Just like yesterday's 5,000 yard workout, I looked back to early 2012, January 7th to be exact, to repeat an old school...
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