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Birthday Bash(ed)
31 March 2025 There's a classic saying - "To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid." I proved with today's "Birthday Bash"...
6 days ago1 min read


Training Table: Not Breaking on Broken 400s
3 March 2025 I love going to the London Aquatics Centre first thing in the morning, but it's oh so much nicer when you arrive as the sun...
Mar 31 min read


Fast(er) Friday - Hackett 200 IMs
7 February 2025 I really love the concept of test sets, sets that one does exactly the same way over & over again to track progress. I...
Feb 71 min read


Slothful in Slough - Pool #716
6 February 2025 I recall traipsing around Slough about twenty years ago and not being impressed. I was managing my company's global work...
Feb 72 min read


Training Table: Good Day Sunshine
27 January 2025 Part of keeping my commitment to train for the 400 long course freestyle this year means repeating my 3 x 300 test set...
Jan 271 min read

Training Table: Flashback Friday
24 January 2025 As I was cooling down in Lane 5 this morning, one of the two "fast" lanes during lane swimming sessions at the London...
Jan 242 min read


Training Table: FA(s)T Friday
17 January 2025 While I cannot recommend Hoppers restaurant as performance food when you get their prix fixe feast, it’s some of the...
Jan 172 min read


Training Table: Broken 400 Free Test Set
13 January 2025 I cannot enter a year without setting some goals for my swimming. Not every year's goals are about times and racing. ...
Jan 132 min read


Fun with 400s Kick-for-Time
20 December 2024 I think I'll get a lot more takers on this fun main set versus the last set I posted ;) I first did the MEMO (Marcia's...
Dec 21, 20242 min read

Fun with 1500s (almost)
9 December 2024 I first created and did this workout in SCM back in August of 2009. The intervals were faster back then, but I do like...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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