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Lemon Bars and Chlorine
This was a nice weekend, over all. On the downside, Charlie’s been coming down with a bad cold (or something) and spent all Sunday out of commission. Which meant, of course, that he got to avoid the...
View ArticleDarn Kids!
A few weeks ago, I went into work early, then around lunchtime tried to use the pool then. Mornings at the rec center near my office can be a little crazy crowded, so I thought that this might be a...
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Busy x 1000
Didn’t I make some sort of (very silly) pronouncement that July was going to be less busy? Oh, foolish Greg. On the bright side, though, some things are starting to line up. My swim class is going...
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14.06 Triathlon
I’d wanted to give triathlons a try for a while now, but it never seemed to line up. My plan had been to tackle one this spring (and train over the winter), but missing the Philadelphia Marathon and...
View ArticleThe Real Differences Between Men and Women
When I went to the pool yesterday (at Spring Hill Rec Center in McLean), there were signs everywhere letting patrons know that for the day, the men’s and women’s locker rooms were swapping location....
View ArticleThe Way I Roll
And now, a brief illustration of how my life normally progresses from one moment to the next. Yesterday at the pool, I had perhaps my best swim at the 1600-yard distance to date; I beat my previous...
View ArticleGoals for Sunday’s Race
This Sunday I’m tackling the Columbia Triathlon up in Maryland (.93mi swim, 25.4mi bike, 6.2mi run) and I have decided that I should have some goals in mind throughout the weekend. Some are carry-overs...
View ArticleGlub Glub Glub
Last night I started up my lap-swimming class, which I did last summer when I discovered where I normally swim was taken over by summer camp classes. I loved the class last year, and it definitely got...
View ArticleVictory from Jaws of Defeat
Ok, this is getting a little silly. Last week I had the first week of my lap swimming class, in which only two of the eight participants (including myself) showed up, and the other was a 13-year old...
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Five Things That Make Me Happy (part 16)
Back to Swimming Despite swimming being “highly recommended” as exercise while recovering from my stress fracture, the last time I’d actually gone to the pool was back in January. Happily, Charlie gave...
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