Well…it’s nearly a month since our pools have been closed and that we’ve been practicing social and physical distancing. It’s been interesting! Social media hashtags and memes in swimming circles have centered around the phrase no pool, no problem. Coaches have done a good job of encouraging their swimmers to stay fit and importantly connected during this… Continue reading No pool, no problem (ish)
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Social Distancing
Well…a new word has entered our lexicon in the past week~social distancing. It is what you are asked to do to stop the spread of a highly contagious disease. This contagious disease is called, coronavirus COVID-19. In a nutshell, the public is being asked not to gather in large groups and a large group is anything… Continue reading Social Distancing
#127 & #128~We ain’t ever getting older…
It was time for another visit to beautiful Boulder and a new pool. My musical jam when in Colorado often leads towards songs from John Denver’s greatest hits like; Take Me Home, Country Roads, Sunshine on My Shoulders to of course Rocky Mountain High. This time I was into the Chainsmokers song Closer in particular a few lines from… Continue reading #127 & #128~We ain’t ever getting older…
Leap Day Celebration
Ahhh…leap day it happens every four years. It’s a day added to calendar year’s that are divisible by 4-which by my math 2020, certainly is. As the earth doesn’t orbit the sun exactly every 365 days, leap day is basically a catch up day. Rare things can happen on leap days. Irish legend says that St.… Continue reading Leap Day Celebration
100 x 100’s
Swimmers are an interesting lot. They get up at the crack of dawn to go to morning practice, they swim up and down the pool staring at a black line and endure odd forms of moderate torture. I get it. What I don’t get is the annual ritual of swimming 100×100’s- a set of pure… Continue reading 100 x 100’s
The Year In Review 2019
I sit here at Cafe Nero on Newbury Street on New Years Eve in Boston, our new hometown. I am reflecting on my life aquatic this year and beyond. What a year it has been! My US Masters Swimming FLOG (fitness log) swim goal was 500 miles. I blew it away! I swam 587.44 mies… Continue reading The Year In Review 2019
Motivation
With no near term swim events on the calendar, selling the house and our pending move from the burbs to the Back Bay my athletic motivation is somewhat waned. The move has occupied more mind space and motivation than anticipated. Combined with trying to maintain fitness and not going overboard swim training wise has given… Continue reading Motivation
#126~Vegas Baby, Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson, the author of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas once said, “a little bit of this town goes a long way.” He couldn’t be more right… This past weekend I met nine of my college friends in Vegas for the weekend. Before the gang arrived I headed to the campus of University of Nevada… Continue reading #126~Vegas Baby, Vegas
#124~Purple & Gold
This blog was started to chronicle my goal of swimming in fifty different pools in my 50th year. Clearly, I’m we’ll past 50 pools and just a few years over my fiftieth year😉. As my readers have observed the therapeutic writing of this blog allows me to ponder all things water, swimming and travel. The… Continue reading #124~Purple & Gold
Social Swimming
Many people think swimming isn’t a social sport. It’s easy to think that as one’s head is mostly in the water. To the contrary as any swimmer knows, swimming is very social. The short periods of times between sets or intervals can be filled with intense conversation on a wide range of topics. Some topics… Continue reading Social Swimming
Goggle Reflections 