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Month: December 2008
first water, cold
It was cold this morning. Once in the water, things are fine. It’s the walk to and from the pool that really suck. And I ran in to a nurse that took care of me when I was sick – Cyndi. Most memories from that time are not super clear but the more she talked… Continue reading first water, cold
last water
The Los Banos pool was cold last night. Actually, the pool felt OK – the walk to and from the pool was friggin’ frigid. Last week kept me out of the water because of this stupid cold, so last night’s evening session was my first in a while. I did a bunch of different things… Continue reading last water
more failure, please
I failed 3 more times on Atreyu, spit off at the crux thrice. Not very rad. Then I spent about 2 hours making 1 hold on the new route. There was failure all around at the Tor Saturday. Justin had at least a couple fits after peeling off the top of Power like 6 times.… Continue reading more failure, please
let’s not forget…
how rad Malcolm Smith is. And Splinter is a rad video: crankenstein.com
it’ll be a cold day in Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree got groped by Jason, Marcela and me last weekend. Temps were a tad on the chilly side, around 40-ish, and the wind brought some ferociousness. Marcela’s tent got shredded the first night, but fortunately it snowed the next evening. My companions weren’t super psyched. I got on Desert Shield and a couple head… Continue reading it’ll be a cold day in Joshua Tree
first water, I believe I can fly
I did a length of butterfly today, my first 50m long course of fly ever. It was rad and tiring at the same time. What else was rad was doing fly with 2 kicks after the catch, which helps kind of a lot cuz straight butterflying for 50m is way tiring. Other than that, I… Continue reading first water, I believe I can fly
first water, better butterfly
I’m not doing much freestyle this week. Instead, I’m focused on bettering my butterfly stroke. Butterfly is rad, obviously, so I’ve been pretty psyched on morning pool sessions the past few days. On the other hand, putting in a full-distance workout without much freestyle is not super easy, nor is it super fast. It took… Continue reading first water, better butterfly
first water, something different
I did a bunch of different strokes and drills today, and not much freestyle. In recent days I’ve caught myself dreading the freestyle sets I’ve been putting myself through lately. So, I worked on the other strokes, mostly butterfly, and did some stroke drills like zipperswitch and one-arm fly. Not a lot in terms of… Continue reading first water, something different