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1001 Pools


Nov 14, 20221 min read
Empty Pool, Full Arms
14 November 2022 Our measly, maybe 10cm, first snowfall of the season must have scared away the swimmers as I arrived at my local LA...


Oct 26, 20222 min read
Whoop-Ass Wednesday: Broken Mile and 25s Fly
26 October 2022 I had a vision to do a 5,000 (or so) yard workout today, but my original intention was to have this focused only on...

Oct 25, 20222 min read
Long axis, fast effort 200s
25 October 2022 I did a repeat of a workout I had done back in 2015 and re-done recently, only this time on the Broken 200s, I went...


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...


Aug 22, 20222 min read
Lightly Testing
22 August 2022 Following US Masters Long Course Nationals, I entered a period where swimming is taking a backseat to biking as I prepare...

Aug 1, 20221 min read
Reading the Pulse Tea Leaves
31 July 2022 I do my Pulse Plot set fairly religiously about a week before a taper meet. It's not always perfectly timed and the...


Feb 25, 20222 min read
Doubling Down on Testing
25 February 2022 No ... not COVID testing: freestyle race testing! As I hadn't yet done my heart rate test set, and it's been almost 3...


Feb 16, 20222 min read
The early bird gets the (IM) worm
14 February 2022 With seven weeks to go until I try to do a quick taper and see if I can race again, I made a plan to do my 400 IM Test...


Feb 11, 20221 min read
Don't Stop Believin' ...
10 February 2022 ... I can get back in shape. Back at LA Fitness this morning with a different test set, one I believe I haven't done in...


Feb 9, 20222 min read
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...
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