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Give me some Midol

So now that my little Woe-Is-Me Pity party is over, now it’s time to have some real fun. I was so, in a funk that I didn’t even realize that it had been DAYS since I had really exercised. What’s … Continue reading

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Week Wrap Up

So, I am wrapping up the week, Race Week, at that with a lazy Friday. There’s not a whole lot going on right now. But let’s see what I have to share: After my Run on Tuesday, I took Wednesday … Continue reading

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Kicking

Kicking is what I did in the pool today while swimming. Typically, in my freestyle swimming stroke I only kick right after I have taken a breath and for only 2 or 3 kicks. The problem that I run into, … Continue reading

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The Rest of the Story

Yesterday, I was feeling the effects of Monday's Speedwork out on the track. So the pool was refreshing, although it did not stop me from being speedy in the pool. I turned 400 meters at 8:23, 8:45 and 8:47 (actually … Continue reading

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Perfect Weather

Today was just about perfect weather to go swimming. What a shame that the pump for the outdoor pool is still broken thus putting us indoors for today. I made a goal to swim 1200 meters on Tuesday and 800 … Continue reading

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Neck pain, Knoxville, Marine Corps

It’s 53 degrees outside and they kicked us (the recreational swimmers) outside to swim. Out in the cold. Actually it was pretty darn comfortable ONCE you were in the water and moving! What really sucked this morning was that I … Continue reading

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Posts Posts and more Posts

Well, when it rains it pours. Here is another entry for the day, this time with some workout summaries and other not-so-exciting stuff. It's here so that I have something to look back on… I can hear you ho-humming out … Continue reading

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This work is getting in the way of Blogging

Tomorrow I have to go to the doctor to get my cholesterol checked in the morning and then do some fancy-dancy computer ninja moves to get my computer up and running. So, I probably will have little time to blog … Continue reading

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More writing

Do you hate it when you are swimming and when you go to take a breath you suck up a bunch of water. You are sort of stuck with that water in the mouth during your stroke. Well, imagine being … Continue reading

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The writing in the pool

Not a whole lot to blog about swimming and all that stuff. The highlight of the swim today was that the pool configuration was lengthwise meaning 50m length. Ah who am I kidding… it was a nice day out today … Continue reading

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