A Tricky Bosphorus Race

by | 8 Jul, 2013

I was pleased to participate in the 25th Annual Bosphorus Continental Crossing Race (Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yarış) yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey. There were 1600 swimmers with 600+ of us from other countries. From the survey of the course on the tour boat (provided for...

How Do You Hydrate?

by | 30 Jun, 2013

We just finished one of our open-water camps in Çıralı, Antalya Province, Turkey (more in September!) – the water was a bit cool for some (25 C / 78 F) but the weather was hot. It created a situation where one could lose a lot of fluid during the heat of the...

Training Pace Perception

by | 7 Jan, 2013

It may or may not be surprising to you to learn that holding consistent Pace is one of the most important skills for any swimmer desiring to race or accomplish a particular distance goal for the best possible outcome. This applies to 50 meters sprints to 1500 meters,...

Some 5km Race Prep

by | 30 Aug, 2010

I swam 92 minutes this morning at Konyaalti Varyant at 7:00. It was sunny, warm (not hot- it’s definitely transitioning to Fall time now). The water was 30 C except for cool pockets of fresh water from underground streams coming out along the cliffs. Slight...

Learning And Unlearning

by | 29 Jun, 2010

I swam 1792m at 8:10 and 1920m at 16:20 for a total of 3712m today. PC outdoor 32m pool was 26 degrees C. Weather was sunny, warm, calm. WORKOUT Morning Set 1x [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, then 8 lengths]. Drive from hips. Held SPL 24-22 1x [1, 2, 3, then 4 laps]. Afternoon...
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