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1001 Pools

Passport to training
22 September 2021 Ontario's "vaccine passport" requirement to enter most indoor facilities, including gyms/pools, went into effect today;...
Sep 22, 20212 min read


Aerobically, I've still got it
27 February 2021 After feeling so abysmal in the water on Monday, I swam a drill/"get to know the water" oriented Masters workout on...
Feb 27, 20211 min read


Heart rate test set: slower-higher, faster-lower
24 November 2020 LA Fitness - Barrie Cundles Road - 25 yards It's been about a month since I last did my Dave Salo's Pulse Plot test set...
Nov 25, 20202 min read


Watching Fast Swimmers Makes Me Swim Fast
21 November 2020 LA Fitness - Barrie Cundles Road - 25 yards Anytime over the last few weeks I have done a workout after watching one of...
Nov 23, 20203 min read


Breaking my legs over a mile plus
12 November 2020 I had fun this past Sunday taking my Saturday main set and doing it as a kick-only set, so I figured I'd do the same by...
Nov 13, 20201 min read


#462 - A New, New Pool (Finally!)
11 November 2020 My opportunity to add new pools to my 1001 pool list has been severely hampered by the pandemic. Not that I am...
Nov 12, 20202 min read


The Chlorine Fog Challenge
November 7, 2020 Well, the City of Barrie Aquatic staff must have been reading articles like this ... ... and decided to double, triple,...
Nov 7, 20201 min read


One month, a handful of seconds (3 x 300 Test Set)
6 November 2020 I'll be the first to admit that my month of October was not the greatest training month in the pool. While I got to the...
Nov 6, 20202 min read


Hacking away at my IM pace
18 October 2020 LA Fitness - Barrie - Cundles Short Course Yards Back in 2013, I had the great fortune of doing a 1-1 workout with one of...
Oct 19, 20202 min read


First 3 x 300 Test Set in SCM in Canada
5 October 2020 I had a double treat this morning to kickoff a week's staycation - I got to train with my eldest daughter, Maia, who came...
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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