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#86-A Good Start

Three new pools in a month! I haven’t done that since October 2015 where I swam in pools in Oregon, Texas and New York. January 2017 had me in two new pools in Massachusetts and pool #86 in Phoenix, Arizona. Business took me to Phoenix which always nice in the New England winters for obvious… Continue reading #86-A Good Start

#85 Narrow lanes…not narrow minded

Oddly, the title of this blog ends up being timely with the presidential inauguration taking place this week. The Wayland Town Pool’s heater is broken so Coach Jen moved practice to Babson College on this Martin Luther King holiday. Yay a new pool! I really wanted to sleep in today but couldn’t pass up the… Continue reading #85 Narrow lanes…not narrow minded

#84 New Year…New Pool

The discovery of a new pool to kick off the new year didn’t take very long. In fact, it only took until day two of 2017! I went with Shannon to her new swanky health club Lifetime Fitness in Framingham. It is on the outskirts of Framingham very close to the Wayland border so it’s… Continue reading #84 New Year…New Pool

2016 The Year in Review

Well…its that time of year to reflect on this years experiences and to look towards the clean slate of the new year. While this is a swimming blog I will keep my commentary mostly focused on swimming related events however I will sprinkle in a couple of personal highlights along the way. Let’s start with… Continue reading 2016 The Year in Review

Ouch!

This was my first week in the water after 13 days-ouch! A very quick scan of my USMS fitness log aka “flog” it appears that this is the longest break I have taken from swimming in over a year and half or likely much longer. To make it particularly challenging this comeback comes after a… Continue reading Ouch!

#83 Easing back in…slowly

Pool #83 was the Canyonview Aquatic Center at the University of San Diego in La Jolla. Yes, back in California again…the third time in six weeks! Maybe we should just move to California…more on that in future blogs. This was the third time I had been in the water and twelve days post the Anacapa… Continue reading #83 Easing back in…slowly

Into the night… Anacapa solo

Into the night we did go and go and go…for 6 hours and 50 minutes in the pitch dark black of night! It’s been two weeks since the swim and I haven’t been able to find the creative prose to describe this experience so I will just try to be direct and to the point.… Continue reading Into the night… Anacapa solo

#81 & #82 Going Back to Cali

Whether it’s Nortorious B.I.G.’s or LL Cool J’s version of the song Going Back to Cali the one thing that is hard to argue is that everyone likes…Going Back to Cali. We did just that! USC’s Family Weekend coincided with a football match up between the the Trojan’s and the Buff’s. It was a great… Continue reading #81 & #82 Going Back to Cali

#80-Swimming & Golf, Minneapolis, MN

Normally swimming and golf don’t often collide in my world. Nor would I have ever thought I would blog about them together. You see, one is an aerobic sport where your heart rate and physicality is challenged and well…the other is a bit more…uhh…sendentary. Last week I was in Minneapolis for work and to… Continue reading #80-Swimming & Golf, Minneapolis, MN

#79~Resort Style Lap Swimming

Over the years I have been to many luxury resorts. While many say they have Olympic sized swimming pools it’s simply not true. Typically, it means they have 20-25 yard/meter pool-that is not Olympic sized. In fact, I am not sure I have ever seen a 50 meter pool at a luxury resort. This week… Continue reading #79~Resort Style Lap Swimming