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Dec 19, 20223 min read
Race Report: IM Fast(er) Masters Challenge
18 December 2022 It's been over a decade since I last tried tapering for a meet where I switched out my normal mid-to-long distance focus...


Dec 17, 20223 min read
Five Days of Rest in Five Pools
17 December 2022 While it is certainly not my preference to have a business trip right before a taper meet, this happens more often than...


Nov 8, 20221 min read
Chasing Alex Baumann
6 November 2022 OK ... not quite ... but I was certainly inspired by this plaque on the wall behind the start end of the competition pool...


Aug 6, 20222 min read
Race Day #3: Channeling Ceccon & Admiring SwimRVA
6 August 2022 I recall reading a story about how Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon reached the top of the World Championships podiums last...


Aug 6, 20222 min read
Race Day #2: Numerogically Pretty
5 August 2022 The most exciting part of my racing on Friday was ... ... my warmups! I managed to nab two new pools in one day, starting...


Aug 5, 20222 min read
Race Day #1: Should've Fully Shaved?
4 August 2022 When I entered US Masters Nationals, I wasn't sure if my work would actually allow me time to breakaway to compete on...


Jul 29, 20222 min read
The Road to Richmond (Pool #114) ...
29 July 2022 ... was paved with great training intentions ... if not the most logical, consistent or coherent of implementations! I have...


Jul 25, 20222 min read
Diving into the Dominican (pools #535 and #536)
25 July 2022 My company had a big awards trip planned for the Dominican Republic at the Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana resort over this past...

May 23, 20226 min read
In lightning learning
23 May 2022 When the wind blew and the rain flew on Saturday night knocking the power out to my Quebec City Airbnb, I didn't really think...


May 21, 20222 min read
Almost best of the 50s - Part Two
21 May 2022 How can you not love a competition where this is your warmup pool - The only real difference from this pool versus the...
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