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1001 Pools

Last straight 400 IM before race day
25 April 2022 Embarking on my last "full intensity" week of training this rainy Monday morning with my last full rendition of my 400 IM...
Apr 25, 20223 min read


Bonked on three, cranked to five
22 April 2022 I figured I'd build on yesterday's ambitious goal setting by raising the bar on both intensity and duration for my Friday...
Apr 22, 20223 min read


Breaking the still water
20 April 2022 While many LA Fitness locations can be hit or miss when it comes to their pools, I should give my local Barrie location...
Apr 20, 20222 min read


Lava Flow for the Spring Snow
19 April 2022 Doing various versions of a flow yoga class - hot, warm or cold; fast or slow - has been a part of my training routine for...
Apr 19, 20222 min read


(Still not totally) breaking on through
18 April 2022 My training plan includes starting each Monday, after a rest & recovery Sunday, by repeating my 400 IM Test Set. After...
Apr 18, 20222 min read


Aerobic Threshold 3,000
16 April 2022 I've devised a training plan to get me ready for Canadian Masters Nationals (May 20th to 22nd) that concludes each week...
Apr 17, 20222 min read

Everybody's got a hungry (for oxygen) heart
15 April 2022 With apologies to Bruce Got a wife and kid near Barrie, Jack I went out for a swim and I had to come back... ... Don't make...
Apr 15, 20223 min read


7am habits calling (Broken Mile)
13 April 2022 "First light in the morning Shadows start to fall Temptation is calling..." - Dirty Vegas, "7 AM" The trance dance music...
Apr 14, 20221 min read


Anatomy of my standard warmup
13 April 2022 I wish I could take all the credit for my habit of doing generally the same warmup every workout, but the props go to...
Apr 14, 20224 min read


It's about time I am progressing (somewhat)
11 April 2022 I was more than a bit frustrated that my 400 IM Test Set performance had plateaued this year, that my (apparent) consistent...
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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