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Tag Archives: swim
Wk8 – First swim of the year
This morning I was up just after 6am to go swimming. The pain in my left Hip Flexor had eased a lot since Sunday afternoon where I found it hard to walk and had very limited range of movement. I … Continue reading
Total Immersion Swimming Drill Videos
I put some new swim sessions on my blog recently, sessions based on the Total Immersion technique. I went in the pool last night to try them out, and think I got them kind of right, more work required though I … Continue reading
Posted in Swim Session, Swim Teaching
Tagged drills, skate, swim, swimming, total immersion, underskate, zipper, zipperskate, zipperswitch
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Speedo Aquacoach Watch
I’m going to use my Speedo Aquacoach watch for the first time in the pool tonight. The watch didn’t come with an instruction manual, you’re provided with a quick start guide on the inside of the box (so you have … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, Swim Session
Tagged aquacoach, count lengths, gadget, speedo, stroke, swim, swimming
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My 2011 Totals
It’s come to that time of year again… where I add up all my totals of how far I’ve run, cycled, swum and walked etc… and this year has been a bit of a bumper year for me. 🙂 (In … Continue reading
Two tosses of a coin and a swim
Tuesday night and I REALLY couldn’t be bothered to go swimming. There were so many excuses I’d made up: I worked a little late, and it would be 6pm before I got to the pool. I wanted my dinner. I … Continue reading
Rest day and Santa Claus Speedo Aquacoach
Gill text me late last night to say she couldn’t make our run on Thursday morning, so I decided a lie in would be a good bet for me. 🙂 Although I’ve only run once this week, I’m thinking it … Continue reading
New 3000m Swim Sessions
I’ve created myself some new 3000m swim sessions. 🙂 They include a 1 mile time trial once every 6 weeks, and 10 sessions which I’ll do one after the other. Since I’ve been going along to the pool with Fit … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Updates
Tagged 3000m, bellahouston, googles, practice, session, swim, water
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Wk46 – 3000m Swim Session 12 & teaching points
Monday night and I went to Bella to swim with Fit Girl again. My foot strain was a little sore when I kicked, but nothing show stopping. It was a pretty straight forward session for me, Swim Session 12, alternating … Continue reading
Posted in Swim Session
Tagged crawl, front, improvement, points, pull, reach, rotate, swim, teaching, turns
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Wk45 – 3000m swim and ‘Run Tomas Run’?
Tuesday night and I got picked up from work and taken to Bella pool. The plan was to do Swim Session 11, then run home, taking a long route of about 7 miles. The swim went fine, I was concentrating … Continue reading
Posted in Run, Swim Session
Tagged bellahouston, fast, front crawl, heavy legs, run, swim, swimming, water
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