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Solace by Swim

Let me first begin by saying that I’ve had a great training week thus far; I’m getting my hard efforts in, and – to use the words of a previous post – I’m “nailing” them (my stomach may not agree with this statement). Today’s swim workout was no exception. I “nailed” it. And I foundContinue reading “Solace by Swim”

It Ain’t Always Pretty

Or comfortable. Today it was neither pretty nor comfortable. As I alluded to yesterday, today I had a strength session in the morning and mile repeats in the afternoon. The morning strength routine was great – I hit some numbers I haven’t seen in awhile, my form was looking good, and I was definitely feelingContinue reading “It Ain’t Always Pretty”

Serenity by Ski – Week 12 in Review

Three times this past week I attempted to start a post, so that I could get everyone updated a bit more frequently, and so I could avoid an excessively verbose week’s end review post. Three times this week, I had to lend my hand to other tasks. It never fails, at the beginning of everyContinue reading “Serenity by Ski – Week 12 in Review”

I wanted to swim, but….(Week 11 in review)

But it was 54 degrees out. In January. In Western New York. The air was still, and there was a partial clearing of the clouds in the sky. It was a PERFECT morning to run, a perfect spring-like day. In the midst of winter. The forecast for the remainder of the week looks grim: bone-chillingContinue reading “I wanted to swim, but….(Week 11 in review)”

So long 2014 (and December)…

Yes, this is one of those year-end reflections. Or month-end. Definitely month-end, because December handed me quite a walloping this year. First of all, allow me to correct an earlier statement. In my post Monday, I stated that this week – Week 11 – is my second build week. That would be incorrect – itContinue reading “So long 2014 (and December)…”

I Made It! Weeks 9 &10 Review

Order restored. Thank you for your patience. I think I could have said this a lot recently. The past couple of weeks were a crunch time of sorts for me. I had to finish up my continuing education units for my NSCA certification, and I also had to get in all my courses and quizzesContinue reading “I Made It! Weeks 9 &10 Review”

Week 8: Recovery in Review

Well, this was certainly not the recovery week I was anticipating. Maybe I was recovering from a physical stand point, but mentally, there was no such thing. I believe I touched on this in my last post (Totally Out of Sync) and I will say that I am still totally out of sync. However, routineContinue reading “Week 8: Recovery in Review”