Tag Archives: US Masters Swimming

My race was cancelled. Now what?

Posted on October 22, 2015 by writerfitz

I have been seriously delinquent in my race report for the Bridge and Back 10 miler because, well, there was no race on which to report. Yep. After a full summer of training for this race, a nor’easter decided to … Continue reading →

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Lake George Open Water Swim 10K Race Report (or: Why am I doing this again?)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by writerfitz

When I signed up for the Lake George Open Water Swim 10k, I did so with about 2 months of training under my belt following a long 2013 of swimming an average of once or twice a month. I had … Continue reading →

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Pool Stress

Posted on August 17, 2014 by writerfitz

I’m not sure why, but I suck at swim meets. Maybe it’s a holdover from the stress of competing as an age grouper, but when I show up at a Masters meet and get that swim meet vibe, I get … Continue reading →

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Submerging Myself

Posted on August 10, 2014 by writerfitz

After a full year of doing exactly nothing athletic – I barely swam, and I trained BJJ maybe once every month – I decided in the spring of this year to sign up for the US Masters Swimming 10k National … Continue reading →

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