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The 'Creepy sister' that turns out to have a heart of gold and a hidden cache of cute kitten posters ...

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So my 'workouts' have tapered off in the last two months as I have been approaching goal and looking forward to transitioning to maintenance. But for about 9 months I swam 6 or 7 days a week. I started with 30 minutes/day. I added 5 minutes every two weeks until I got to an hour. Then I started setting performance goals to…

Figured I better add an adendum about my actual swimming journey for those who weren't so much active when I was posting daily. I started swimming around Feb 1, 2015. I've been able to swim since I was a youngster, but I have never been a competitive swimmer, lifeguard, or swum laps as exercise up to that point in my life.…

mile swim mixed strokes, 53 minutes

Back in the water today after a couple of weeks away 2000m, 61 minutes, 26 sprint lengths, mixed strokes

I haven't been in the water for a week now. My pool IS closed for maintenance, but that really is just an excuse. I could go to the other pool closer to my work instead. I've been having motivational issues, so I'm giving myself permission to take a break from swimming. I barely exercised this last week at all. So I'm…

200m followed by a water aerobics class for 60 minutes

I was on the Outer Banks of North Carolina last week. Up near the Virginia border where they still have a herd of wild horses running around. Yesterday was another unintended rest day. I need a good exercise I can do at the house for days when I don't have any client appointments. On days when I don't otherwise HAVE to…

There are so many choices for this question it gets hard to make a recommendation. My current pair are Speedo Hydrospex, and I've been happy with them thus far. But I've also been happy with Tyr and several other brands. What I found more useful was a range ... Anything in the 'bargain' range of $7 or less isn't worth…

Im baaack ...So I swam twice over the week I was at the beach. About an hour and a half each time, but no clue as to distance, etc. First time doing any real open water swimming (other than light recreation). Today I am back home and trying to restart my 'routine' which I have been struggling with in the last several…

2250m in 62 minutes, mixed strokes, 30 lengths sprint I'm thinking I may need to give up the idea of doing a triathalon. I'd need to be able to sustain speeds of 30-40% faster. While I've seen incremental improvements over the last few months it would take several years to get to 'triathalon' pace which is about…

Yeah I thought for a while that I would start making my own slaw using low-fat mayo and artificial sweeteners or alternatives like greek yogurt, or sour cream to make it a healthier option in my veggie rotation. But that was just too much work in the end ...cole slaw just slid off my list of 'acceptable' sides. (Also in NC…

Yesterday was an unintended rest day 2250 meters in 61 minutes, mixed strokes, 30 sprint lengths Tomorrow is a drylander day. I'm hoping to try Les Mills BodyPump class for an introduction into some resistance-based training.

ok Friday was a Personal Best, 2250m in 62 minutes, mixed strokes, 30 sprint lengths (750meters). I went directly from the pool to a Men's Camping Weekend with my church, which is why I didn't post. Saturday I hung out in the woods with the fellas (and oddly enough we played card games and board games all day instead of…

There are some pretty affordable over-the-counter A1C and ketones tests available these days if you want to 'know' but not have it as part of your medical record. Unfortunately, the first symptoms to show up can be widely variable. For me it was the incessent thirst. A friend of mine suffered tremendously from neuropathy…

2 days ago was a drylander day, walked 4 miles on the treadmill Yesterday was a spontaneous rest day, I just could motivate to the gym. 2200 m in 62 minutes, mixed strokes, 28 sprint lengths (700m)

~2000-2100m in 62 minutes, i lost count in the middle so I'm not entirely sure on my distance. I also think I induced my first ever low blood sugar episode by cranking out my swim this morning without eating anything. Oddly enough it didn't really hit me until about an hour after my swim when I was at home under the warm…

2100m, 61minutes , 28 sprint lengths, mixed strokes.

Unexpected life stuff kept me out of the pool for 3 days ....I felt pretty good about the swim, but apparently I was really slow 61m, 1800m, 26 sprint laps, mixed strokes

My goal is to get to 2 miles in an hour workout ...which relates to a secondary goal to compete in a triathalon in 2016

2150m, 61 minutes, 28 sprint lengths (700m), mixed strokes ....having a bit of trouble staying motivated to swim everyday ...skipped yesterday for no good reason

tried my new routine yesterday with the back-to-back sprints. 2050m in 62 minutes, mixed strokes, 26 sprint lengths (650m) Today will be a drylander day, probably stationary bike

Olympic Family Restaurant in Colfax Great variety of foods, reasonably priced, good service. But what sells me these days is the side-item selection. So many restaurants the side items are 80% starches. This restaurant has your standard starches, but also a couple of fruit options, cottage cheese, sliced tomatoes, squash,…

finally got my timed swim in today ....43 minutes front crawl mile time, down from 47 minutes about 8 weeks ago ...2200m overall in 61 minutes, 21 sprint lengths ... this is a PB for me, but only incrementally better than a backstroke swim I had a couple of weeks ago. Mixed feelings about this. On one hand, so relieved to…

I've been trying all week to do a timed front crawl swim to see what my total improvement is, but I keep getting sidetracked or interrupted. I got about 200m into it today when the water aerobics class took over the pool ...le sigh

lazy sunday, i wasn't feelin the workout ...so I just put my time in, no sprint laps, I think I got in around 1800-1900m