There is (less than) one week to go until the Boston Marathon, and I set a new PR today. It is amazing how much easier swimming is when you don’t work very hard in the day(s) before the swim. This weekend, I only ran 17 miles and averaged around 7:00 minute pace. When I got…
Photo by richelleantipoloThis tip does not apply to people who use speedos or other tight swim trunks. It is for the average men like myself that just use a regular old beach bathing suit when they swim laps in the pool. Before you get in, remember to tie your draw string and make sure that…
Photo by richelleantipoloDuring the week, I have about 30 minutes at lunch time that I can swim and still get back to work on time. I usually swim 24-25 laps in that amount of time. It is a 25 meter pool. That means that I have been swimming 600-625 meters for each 30 minute pool…
I did not lose my wedding ring at the pool today, but I am certainly going to remember to remove it the next time before I get in the water. It never left my finger, but not through lack of trying. Today was the first time that I got in the pool for about a…
This week last year had very little news from outside of the site and a lot of news from myself. I did review a product and point out a cool new gadget for your bike, though. If you have ever wondered about the proper etiquette to safely swim in a pool, then you should read…
The full list of “How To” articles from the group writing project has been put up over at Darren Rowse’s site. There are 343 articles total, many of whom are really worth checking out. The top five exercise related guides (besides my article on how to tie your shoes) that I found in the list…
This week last year was mostly about new technology to be found in the world of sports. There was some cool technology this week last year. Chainless Bicycles have brought quite a few readers to this site, but not many have gone back to read about FIFA’s new goal line technology or computers and cameras…
It is now time to highlight what I wrote about at this time last year. I reviewed Thorlos socks, which I have since bought a few extra pairs of. I wrote about a really tough double where my girlfriend (now, soon to be wife!) swam 75 laps on the minute in the morning and did…
Braxton Bilbrey is a second grader who swam from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco this morning in 47 minutes. He swam for 2 hours 4 days a week to train for the swim after reading about a 9 year old who had completed it. His parents supported his desire to set the record…
Nathan Schrag and Rohan Taylor tried some rather unorthodox training methods for the Australian swimming team when he staged mock executions during the workouts.