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Adult swim club - 5 people 3 lanes :) 2050m plus constructive feedback Warm up 100 kick 100 free 25 kick free streamline 50m free sprint 100m free sprint/easy alt 25s ; 20 sri 25 kick whip 50m breast sprint 100m breast sprint/easy alt 25s 2 x ; with 20 sri on 1st, 15 sri on 2nd. Nothing like reducing rest interval as you…
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@amymoreorless If you have access to a Bosu Stability Ball ( I call them 1/2 balls ) try doing squats on them, Flat side up and then flat side down - a very tough core workout. For beginners I recommend placing it in the corner of a room so you have 2 walls close by for stability assistance. A tad chilly today - Windchill…
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The dreaded New Year Resolution Swimmers are out in herds. pods. Missed Adult swim club last night as I was 200km away on a day trip ( 400km round trip ) for work. Today went to the evening lane swim 6 - 730pm. 2 Lanes 14 people was not good. Got 20 lengths in and left in frustration. May have muttered under my breath. The…
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To all the Canadians - that looks like a Tim's Mug - subliminal advertising??
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@rheddmobile That sounds just like one of my fall races, aptly named Roots and Ruts Just to add to the fun we cross the old dry creek bed 7-8 times with the short 4-6ft vertical washout wall, in one place there was a mini landslide so the trees are pulled down and laying in all directions, a bridge made out of 3 shipping…
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To all those runners who are constantly worrying that their pace isn't fast enough - Relax, slow down - concentrate on slowly building distance and improving your form - the speed will naturally build. Winter is considered to be the off season where you maintain - build your base fitness and then start working on improving…
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@skippygirlsmom Glad to see you and Miss Skip getting out for some fun and relaxation. Enjoy the Trail HM - I find them very relaxing compared to a road HM. @rheddmobile I like the sound of that race series - especially that the organizers were solid on pace corrals and keeping little ones out of harms way. @martaindale…
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Hold on @Avidkeo Let me get some Popcorn, water and settle into my easy chair so I can be comfortable while enjoying the battle. Actually 3 kiwi's as @emmab0902 is in and out of this group depending on her swim/life schedule. @louubelle16 Well done, and I think you have one of the best profile pictures ( if that is you? )…
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Saturday Club-group run. 2 groups the speeders and the middle of the packers, which is my pace. 5 km today with 4 ladies then they turned back to get 10 km. I kept going out another km to get 12 and pay homage to Dennis (@keeprunningfatboy)...... 2 of the ladies just started to come out with us before Christmas so us old…
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@Elise4270 You could get 1 mile at the airport on the people mover conveyor belt. Just think of it as a reallllly lonng but slow dreadmill. Although you might get some funny looks from security and other travelers wondering why you are walking the wrong way. Have fun in Hawaii - hope you get to visit @HonuNui @dewit Your…
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@skippygirlsmom Welcome Back. Glad to hear that Skip is healing and moving forward. Sending a virtual Hug to you and Miss Skip. Unfortunately it's impossible to provide the one's we love with Life Lessons/Wisdom about all the potential situations that can occur. As someone who works in the background ( not involved in…
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@7lenny7 , @MNLittleFinn , @JessicaMcB A new race - a differant concept . Sounds like one you would like. A bit of travel involved to get to the start line for lenny & LittleFinn
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A visual of my 2018 activities. I think I will get this printed on the back of an "Embrace The Suck" shirt
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3rd Row 2nd activity.
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My last exercise of 2018 was 2 km of walking while shoveling the 20cm/8in of snow that fell. A good example of why shoveling snow causes so many medical incidents in people who are sedentary. I mean who would think you could log 2 km walking back and forth on your driveway into your house. So that leaves me 200km short of…
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8km just as a weather bomb was starting to move in. Leaving me 52km short of my goal for December. Got to the start a little late so all the other runners were already out, tried following footsteps but lost them at a corner and did my best guess just to get to the next 2 corners and see no footsteps so I knew that I had…
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1) My motivation for attending races is it gives me a definite Training Plan that helps me stay motivated 2) Payoffs; Better physical condition = Better health. Travel to new areas and see new parts of the country Also the social activities pre and post race
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Surprise - Surprise. 1350m The Pool opened at noon today so I managed to get in a 60 length set. Started out all alone in the fast lane since the other lanes were already crowded. Then 3 more showed up so it made for some challenges. 100m Pull 50m Kick 750m Free 250m Back 100m Breast 100m Kick - I hate kick - which is why…
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Pool opened after 3 day Christmas break to immediately close with a chemical dispenser problem - you could smell the chlorine in the lobby so I am guessing no pool tomorrow until they do a partial flush and refill to lighten the chlorine %. On the bright side it will be well sanitized.
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We have something similar except it can be Christmas eve or Christmas Day depending on when the greatest number of kids will be around. The Scavenger Hunt is a set of clues for each kid or family group where what ever color the first scrap of paper is will be the color of all the clues for them and they don't all have the…
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3.9 km Riverbank Shorty. Between the boot packed snow and the light powdery snow it made for challenging footing. Very unstable as the boot pack would crumble out from underneath your foot resulting in lots of ankle rotation and a Toes up position. As a result of the Toes Up position by 1.5 km I felt the start of stress in…
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Thanks @Elise4270 Let the 2019 Fun Begin
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One of my Great Aunts ( grandma's sister ) got married on Dec 24th - back in the Old Days when you would get married and 9-12 months later have a child. Married on the 24th when my uncle got off the Train after returning from his Tour of Duty with the Canadian Army - became a mom/dad on the 26th, you do the math. The…
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Saturday 22; Did a short 6.3 km on Westbrook hiding from the wind. -19C so a wee bit chilly. It's actually the first time this winter that I added a layer, 2nd tech shirt and light fleece under my wind pants so 2 thin layer's and my legs were soaked - to much heat retention but I know that I would have been cold without…
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I can't imagine 100 laps, I can lose count just doing 40. So then I start back at the last number I remember. So I know that I am doing more than I record quite often. Will have to look at a new running watch - ie a Triathlon watch so it will do it all. Since I also downhill and cross country ski it's nice to be able to…
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1:30am - just got home from a very long work day and still a little buzzed so can't fall a sleep. @Orphia Well done on the breathing - I can so relate - it took me 2 years to get balanced breathing, I still drop into single sided once in a while if in a tough session. @emmab0902 is a close neighbor to @ContraryMaryMary and…
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@Avidkeo Canadian Northerner and Yes Snoopy's Christmas is a standard along with Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. One year I even had a tree outside my house that looked like a Charlie Brown Tree, so I put 3-4 decorations on it and a mini string of lights with most of the bulbs out. It was a hit with the kids who went…
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@beerfoamy Zipper Drill - As you do the recovery between strokes Stick your thumb out so it's not tight to your fingers, drag the thumb up your rib cage - thus keeping your hand/arm tight to your body and giving a high elbow. Finger drag - exactly like it sounds - once you can no longer maintain the zipper and your hand…
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So true - his wit and brutal honesty could turn some people off but if you knew a little history he was on point with no sugar coating. He will be back - with a new UN. @7lenny7 You should have put a Garmin on his collar and got a Kody Doggy Account for him on Strava. Night Trail runs are fantastic. I took an idea from…
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7.35 km Wednesday night club run. Even though the outside temp was fairly mild there was a nasty East wind which really hit the trail in a few spots making for the very chilly sections. Only 4 of us made it out as people are starting to travel for Christmas already, some down to Vegas, East coast of Canada to Nova Scotia…
