3.5 miles John visited the LA Fitness again, I went for a recon run to see Kitchener's Downtown area. In the first neighborhood leading to King St, I saw a man cutting his grass with a manual blade mower. Once at King St, I ran through a newly-revitalized area, retail shops, a new trolley route, … Continue reading Kitchener Downtown
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2000m - Having not been in the pool for awhile, which seems like I'm typing this all too often, I was happy to just tick off the 40 touches/80 laps. Most of the workout was solo, only at the end after 30 laps did a fast girl get in the lane next to me. To … Continue reading Think about everything and pass the time
2000 yards - I like this conditioning shape I've attained by peppering in swims and spin classes to augment real road running and biking. So after I've woken up early to run the almost-empty bridge today, I do a quick turnaround shower and get on the street to drive to LA Fitness Okeechobee to swim. … Continue reading A good purpose
2000 yards. I know I have to, but it's not fun, desireable or good still. I come a bit later since John is at scout camp. No one else is swimming except for the lady in the too-small bikini, so it's easy to slip into the center lane and do my 40 touches to the … Continue reading Monday is energy-low
2000 yards. With the local Motivation Man 1/2 iron distance looming in a week, it's now that I solidify the thoughts I want to carry with me as I race. Starting obviousl;y with swimming, I know last year I was slow for the Olympic distance. The current was against me, yes, but it wasn't a … Continue reading Consumed
2000 yards. Today I made a surprise appearance at the pool since the notification about LA Fitness doing a "chemical balancing" is no longer on the front desk. I went back out to my car, got the swim gear bag and hit to pool. Starting 15-20 minutes earlier meant no other swimmers, in a newly … Continue reading Cleaned out
2000 yards - Really for me, a Monday morning is a tiring place to do a solo workout. And swim? not a fav activity. I have conditioned myself to use the time underwater for sorting of the mental debris, that works. This day, I became knotted in the ridiculousness of getting the slick as heck racing goggles … Continue reading The goggles suck out my eyeballs
2000 yards. I am not a swim coach, but I am very observant. I can through periphery, see what others are doing nearby in lanes on either side of me. I watch in particular, the faster folks. Sometimes I pull over and watch them approach the wall and swim away. I look for form, arm … Continue reading Straighten it out
2000 yards Today I started and swam as usual. I'm low maintenance, I hop in and just start going! As a result of using the same pool most times, I know about where on the wall I should be at each breath (every third stroke). When I start, I go pretty far for my 6th … Continue reading The stroke decay.
2000 yards. It's getting easier. To show up, hop in and do a mile swim isn't a big deal anymore. I'm more efficient than a month ago, I am staying in twice a week conditioning shape, this is good! Most of all, while swimming laps I can think. It's quiet, no distractions, I'm able to … Continue reading Sorting it
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