Apr 23 2008
He who wants to find the sea should take a river for his guide.
We are training in the Schuylkill River! We’ve done it 3 of last 4 days. Today we swam for 80 minutes. And after doing those miles we plan to swim more and more. Here’s why we love it…
It’s cold. Cold [...]
Apr 20 2008
Coach Janet gives us five keys to swim training…
Hands should enter water at 1 and 11 o’clock. Do not waste energy with side-to-side movement.
Hand should glide right after it enters water. Pull should start within first few inches.
Be long in the water. No hip bend. Little knee bend.
Be level and stiff in water to reduce [...]
Mar 30 2008
Our athletic club swimming pool is a warm 79-degrees. The English Channel is a cold 58-degrees. That is a 20-degree difference that we will have to get used to. The human body is amazing and it can get used to anything, provided that we become acclimatized to the cold.
As part of my acclimitization I swam [...]
Mar 27 2008
Everyone wants a healthy lifestyle. There are new trends that help a healthy lifestyle fit into our day-to-day. I put together a list of what I think are THE leading-edge fitness trends; and just for fun I put them to the ABCs. I am involved in most of these trends, but not all (there are [...]
Mar 22 2008
Olympic gold-medal-winner Ryan Lochte shares tips with us in a New York Times article on swimming. Some of it’s tips include:
Incorporate competition and goal-setting into your routine. You don’t necessarily have to sign up for races, but aim to reach the far wall a smidgen faster than you did the day before, or try [...]
Mar 16 2008
Lauren wanted a goal to motivate her training, but there were no running events near her at a time that worked for her. So we hosted our own half-marathon for her! This post is about how we organized our own super-classy half-marathon race for less money than it would have cost to enter an organized [...]
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