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Goals, Periodization, Lessons Learned
w/u: 200 FR/100 BK/100 fly drill
Go two times through:
2 x 100 Kick on 2:00
1 x 200 FR pull with buoy on 3:00
2 x 50 FR build on :45
12 x 75 on 1:05
- 8 FR, 2 BK, 2 IM drill
Go two times through:
Noah's Ark on 7:00
- 1st = Paddles (6:12), 2nd = pull Buoy (6:26)
4 x 50 on :45
- odd length = FR DPS
- even length = RIMO FAST
150 loosen and out
(Solo/Rec/3650 yds/65 min)
Felt nice to be back in the water. You might recall I was planning to skip my Friday swim before work last week, and I did. I attempted to work for an hour before calling my boss and telling him I needed to go home sick. In 6 years with the company, this is my second time using a sick day (mostly because it causes a headache to cover, and I can usually make it through the day when I'm ill). A Mountain Dew kept me motivated until he could come in at noon and finish out the day. From there? Stomach issues, no solid foods until Tuesday night, and just feeling crummy. Needless to say no swimming or lifting up until today's dip. What can you do? I watched all of the Harry Potter movies. :wizard:
Good effort today, and I tried to just mix up some longer stuff with some fast efforts sprinkled in. I did not push the first half of the swim too much, but went for the Ark's as best I could. I'll get in a 30 minute swim next week, and build on that weekly as I look towards OW swims.
In 8 weeks is the Kingdom Swim. My expectations for the swim are changing a bit due to my inability to be consistent with training for the past month, and some gaps forthcoming. I am sure that evmo and knicholas will lap me, and I just hope to stay somewhere behind Swimsuit Addict and try to eat any leftovers that she tosses overboard. Is a sub-5 hour swim doable given current circumstances? Perhaps, if I can nail down the feeding aspect. If not, I will be content to finish the challenge and check out a part of my home state that I have never seen before. I rented a log cabin about 20 minutes from the beach, so at least we'll be able to have a relaxing weekend with our buddies (and my Yaker) from Maine.
I might try to sneak back to the Rec tonight (either lift of swim, maybe a little of both). Tomorrow I will be attending the USMS coaches training in Great Barrington, MA, and will be able to swim again on Monday. Looks like a great weekend weatherwise in my neck of the woods, and I'll be able to make the trip tomorrow on my motorcycle.
Updated May 11th, 2012 at 04:38 PM by rxleakem
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Today was not exactly what I would call a banner day on the road less traveled. That would be the road to being a superhero (or at least the one toward being forever out of load-pile-land). In fact from where I sat at two I would have said "you can't get there from here."
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There is nothing that scares me more on this earth than an expanse of water that is 8 feet wide and 50 meters long. I have had some hard-bitten dudes point firearms at me in Guatemala. I have rappelled 100s of feet down into black holes in the ground. I've ridden a mountain bike off of stuff that would give a billy goat vertigo. I am no stranger to dumb-ass nail biter stuff. Having said all that, there is nothing that weakens my knees like standing on the starting blocks at one end of a long course meters pool. I (mostly) don't do the other dumb things anymore... but I still get on those starting blocks. I still feel my stomach turn to water. Nothing is as intimidating (for me) as looking down the length of that 50m. Conversely, there ain't nothing that thrills me more....
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200 FR/200 BK/200 IM drill
8 x 150 on 2:00
- 1-4: FR pull with buoy
- 5-8: FR descend (DPS, 100 DPS/50 fast, 50 DPS/100 Fast, 150 Fast)
4 x 75 Indiana IM's on 1:15
4 x 50 Quarters Strong BK on :55
4 x 50 on :50
- 25 FLY burst 4/6/8/sprint
100 loosen and out
(Solo/Rec/2600yds/45 min)
Got a swim in before lunch today, and felt good in the water after my first go at weightlifting on Monday. I will not being going heavy at all as I start up this crosstraining because I want to avoid as much residual pain as possible.
I'm now shifting into OW training gear, as the 10 mile swim is in 10 weeks, so there is no time for me to keep dilly-dallying. I will be working on longer sets with timed swims, and getting back into the 3-3.5k yardage per workout. I have found that some 25-50's fast stuff is just as important, so I'll be sneaking those things in, too.
On an aside, I am starting to play with feeding for the long swims - I have a huge jug of maltodextrin that I will be experimenting with (190 calories/0.5 cup).
Today's felt good. I came in around 1:51 with the pulls, and was finally able to descend the swim set (1:47,:45,:44,:41). The other swims we good, although I was not very peppy, which is understandable during this time in the training cycle.
I will plan to lift later this evening, and maybe swim after that. My sunny day off has turned into a very grey blah, so I will be mowing the lawn after a motorcycle ride (first of the year). I'll try to get a pic up of that...
Updated May 2nd, 2012 at 10:04 PM by rxleakem
w/u: 200 FR/200 BK/200 IM drill
8 x 50's
- odd: kick on :60
- even: Quarter Strong FR on :55
25 EZ, 50 FR fast (27.12), 25 EZ
8 x 25's on :30
- odd: stroke drill
- even: Burst and cruise 8/10/12/full
4 x 75 on 2:00
- 2 Back (49-, 48+)
4 x 25 AFAP on :60
200 easy and out (including some back starts)
(solo/Rec/2400 yds/65 minutes)
Felt like I swam more than that, but I guess when you change into taper mode and are putting out higher intensity with more rest that should feel about right. I'm a little disappointed that my fast swims were not faster, although I did play around with turnover a bit and found that I need to crank over faster for the sprint events. Anyways, more time to talk with my lanemates, so that is good.
It seems like my training has pointed me towards some gains in the 100+ events, so we'll see if that Yingfa can help to assist the 50's. My plan for the rest of the week is to drop total yardage tomorrow, a swim before work on Wednesday (most likely meet warmup, a few 25 or 50's, then warmdown), and then off on Thursday due to work.
You can check out the psych sheets and also info about tuning in via the intertubes at the official Harvard Meet website. They will display a virtual scoreboard with each heat as well as live video from the deck - pretty neat way to check in all 887 athletes in action if you are so inclined.
Oh, the New England Masters website is hinting that the LCM regional champs will be at Harvard in early June. I might try to go and swim my first ever LCM meet. I might decide to just ride my motorcycle around, too.
Insanity is defined, as the cliche goes, doing something the same way every-time, and expecting different results. If I put my workout routine up against this argument, then I'm insane.
I was born to be tall and skinny, I lack the muscling required to be a great swimmer, yet I dive in, hoping the clock will reflect progress and some magic will happen in my power.
Although I didn't compete in 2011 I did manage to get certified in scuba and restored a 1965 Venture 21 sailboat.
So, my coach and I talked about my stroke, which is about as good as I can get it, but like I've blogged before, I lack the muscle mass and strength. So we plotted out a plan that includes morning planks, bur-pees and pull-ups, among other things. Right now I struggle with even 2 or 3 pull-ups.
I attended the Strawberry Canyon Aquatic Masters meet at Cal Berkeley and my times were nothing to brag about.
200IM DQ (the lady judge said I touched one hand on the BR/FR transition...really?) But that was good, cause my time was 10 seconds over.
100 Bk -1:20 (I swam 1:17 a year ago)
100 IM - 1:15 (no change in 2 years)
I've been training 200IM, 100 FR, 100BK and 100 IM. This year has been the first for completing a 400IM without stopping and doing more than 2 100 Fly's in training, so I'm making progress somewhere. albeit slow.
And slow it is, as I settle with 50, I continue to swim, eat organic, (for the most part) exercise and try to engage with more aquatic activities to have more fun with growing older.
w/u: 200 FR/200BK/200 IM drill
10 x 100 FR pull with buoy on 1:20
ez 50
8 x 50 on :55
- odd kick IMO (25 strong, 25 FAST)
- even swim IMO
4 x 50 FR on :45
- Quarter's strong
ez 50
4 x 50 FR on :50
- Burst 8/10/12/14 no breath then cruise
ez 50
4 x 75 on 1:20
- by 25: FR DPS/Fast IMO/FR burst 6 and cruise
ez 50
1 x 100 IM for time (went 1:09.88)
500 Noah's Ark pull with buoy
100 loosen and out
(solo/Rec/3600 yards/60 min)
We finally got some more snow over the last couple of days (two inches), and with temps on the way to the upper 40's tomorrow it'll be gone soon. That is good, because it means extra dryland workouts for me (at least last night after work for 40 minutes and again this morning for another 15. If only there was more opportunities this year, I might look like this guy:
Had a good workout today. I felt good on the 100's and since there was only one other person in the lane I did ten: held mostly 1:08's, with 2 :09's and one :10. I wanted to get some kicking in so did the kick/swim alternations before getting into some speed play 50's.
I replaced the usual 25's with 75's, and was doing fine with them until the second one. The guy I was splitting with left when I was at the far end of the pool, so I stayed put in the left side of the lane since no one else was there. Surprise for Mike - head-on collision at mid pool! Felt like this -->
I don't know where the other guy came from, but he thought he should be circle swimming. Good thing I have a thick head, as I was not too banged up. I asked if he was ok, and he just kept apologizing. Goes back to pool etiquette 101 - make yourself known to the people in the water before you start swimming! That is collision #2 since 2009 - both not my fault, so no tickets issued to me
I was happy to get the IM under 1:10 again - still playing with the breast stroke kick and that felt good today. After the swim, I walked down to the bank, then back to the pool to measure it for the meet in April. It's a town pool, so the highway department let the Rec director borrow a 100' steel tape to make it legit. Now waiting for the recognition number and then some people to show up.
Tomorrow I am heading down with three other swimmers from my area (including GregJS, making his first masters meet appearance! ) to the Simon's Rock Pace/Maker meet in Great Barrington, MA. We figured out that we are ALL swimming the 500 FR, so I have put out the plea for counters. As my tribute to slknight, I will also be doing the 200 Fly during the 200 free event, and then also giving the dreaded 100 breast a shot. Goals? Avoid pianos falling on the 2fly, and hitting the "wall" on the 500 FR. I refilled my Ibu800mg in prepartation for this weekend, and my wife and son will be coming down - maybe I can talk one of them into counting for me
More Mike? Sorry. I have a staycation next week (in the retail Rx world, you get time off when corporate tells you they can arrange coverate 90% of the time). No biggie - it'll be nice to have the time off to organize the house a bit and also get some quality swims in since NE Champs is 3/16-18. Actually, my daughter was accepted to Drexel so we are taking a hastily arranged drive to Phili next weekend (9-10th). Never been there, and I hope to sneak out of the tour to catch a practice with tjrpatt on the 10th. Hope all the plans fall into place for that.
Ok, that's it.
Updated March 2nd, 2012 at 07:05 PM by rxleakem
117 days until Day 1 of the FINA World Masters Championships
Been awhile since I blogged. Did you miss me?
To fill in the gap between December 23 and now, I'll just highlight the significant events.
December 31: swam 60 x 100 LCM @ 1:30. Alternated 10 swim with 10 pull. Didn't find this to be too uncomfortable. Total meters for December was 61,700 over 15 workouts, averaging 4100 meters / workout.
January 13-15: swam in the Edmonton Keyano Blue Bear Meet (SCM). This was a SNC (Swimming Canada) meet rather than a MSC (Masters Swimming Canada) meet. I suppose it's the same difference as USA-S vs. USMS. Swam in the '15 & over' age group.
Friday Evening
1500 Free - 18:39.83. Not blazingly fast, but better than my last two tries. At least I didn't quit, even though I wanted to! I want to take this down to 18:00 by mid-April (next time I race it).
100 Free - 57.94. Happy with this result. Made the finals, but scratched.
400 Free - 4:43.42. Not impressed. But not surprised. In years past, I have had 15-20 seconds drop between in-season and championship performances in this event. I want to take this down to 4:28 by mid-May.
After this session of racing was over, I joined my club for a 1.5 hour workout. Total distance today was 6000 meters (warmup + racing + workout)
200 Free - 2:11.01. Not impressed. But, again, not surprised. I want to take this down to 2:04 by mid-May.
100 Fly - 1:08.45. Just cruised it easy, since I had 50 Free coming up in about 10 minutes. I want to take this down to 1:02 by mid-May.
50 Free - 27.35. Oops! Cruising the fly didn't help! I want to take this down to 25.9 by mid-May.
After this session of racing was over, I joined my club for another 1.5 hour workout. Total distance today was 4800 meters (warmup + racing + workout).
January 26: last workout of the month for me. Total meters for January was 58,500 over 15 workouts, averaging 3900 meters / workout.
January 27 - 31: Las Vegas! Went down to celebrate my 50th birthday (on January 30). Went with my wife, her sister, and my brother-in-law (who had his 46th birthday on the 27th). This was my first time there and I had a great time!
February 7: Entered the 14th FINA World Masters Championships in Riccione, Italy (June 10 - 16 for pool events). Here's my event list:
Sunday - 800 Free
Monday - 100 Free
Tuesday - 200 Free
Wednesday - 100 Fly
Thursday - Relays
Friday - nothing!
Saturday - 400 Free
I'm hopeful that my travel arrangements won't leave me too tired for the first event on Sunday. On Thursday, June 7, I fly overnight to London, England. On Friday, I fly to Bologna, Italy, via Frankfurt. On Saturday morning, I'll take a train, bus, or car to Riccione (only 75 miles). On Saturday afternoon, I'll jump in the pool for a shakeout swim!
February 8: Planned my meet schedule between now and mid-June (see the schedule at the end of this blog). One of my goals is to complete the MSC Check-Off Challenge (i.e., complete all 18 SCM swimming events in a single season). Another is to get significant race experience in each of my FINA events.
February 11-12: swam in the Silver Tide Winter Invitational Meet (SCM). This was a SNC (Swimming Canada) meet.
50 Back - 32.30. Not one of my typical events - I swam it for the Check-Off Challenge!
50 Breast - 35.08. Not one of my typical events - I swam it for the Check-Off Challenge!
400 Free - 4:44.13. Poor! Even slower than at the Blue Bear meet in January!
100 Back - 1:12.58. Not one of my typical events - I swam it for the Check-Off Challenge! I was disappointed because this is significantly slower than my 1:09 last March.
400 IM - 5:32.65. Not one of my typical events - I swam it for the Check-Off Challenge! Best thing about this swim - except for the 100 Fly, I negative-split the other 100s. I've been told this is a good strategy.2012 Meet Schedule
March 3: Rocky Mountain Masters Invitational (SCM), Calgary, Alberta. Entered 200 Fly, 100 Free, 200 IM.
March 17: Making Waves Masters 11th Annual Sprint Meet (SCM), Edmonton, Alberta. Plan to enter the 200 Back. Note that I am in another meet on the same day...
March 17 - 18: Olympian Swim Club Double Double Meet (LCM) (SNC Meet), Edmonton, Alberta. Plan to enter 100 Free, 200 Free, and 100 Fly.
March 24: Red Deer Silver Sharks Masters Invitational (SCM), Red Deer, Alberta. Plan to enter 100 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast.
March 25: Calgary Masters Invitational 2012 (LCM), Calgary, Alberta. Plan to enter 1500 Free, 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free.
April 14-15: Alberta Provincial Championships (SCM), Edmonton, Alberta. Plan to enter 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 1500 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly.
May 3-6: Edmonton Keyano International (LCM) (SNC Meet), Edmonton, Alberta. Plan to enter 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free.
May 18-21: Canadian Masters Swimming Championships (SCM), Kelowna, British Columbia. Entered 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free, 100 Fly.
June 10-16: FINA World Masters Championships (LCM), Riccione, Italy. Entered 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free, 100 Fly, Relays.
Updated February 16th, 2012 at 02:19 PM by lewba
w/u: 200 FR/200 Back
6 x 100 kick on 1:50
- did flutter w/ board, back w/o, SDK, flutter, back, then swam a 100 breast on the last one
5 x 200 Pull on 2:45
- 1: DPS (ez) ~ 2:32
- 4: Build by 50 ~ 2:25
- 5: Go for it ~ 2:18
10 x 50 on ?
- Did IMO 1-4, 5-8
- 100 IM for time ~ 1:10.12
10 x 50 on ?
- drill/speed play intermixed
100 yards of "you need to work on your breaststroke" with the lifeguard/high school coach that I swam with 20 years ago
200 loosen and out
(solo/Rec/3300yds/70 min)
I have to admit that I was sore from that IM set on Thursday, and was enlisting any able (and mostly unwilling) bodies around the house to give old dad a backrub. The swim today was not overly difficult as there ended up being anywhere from 3-6 people in the lane at any given time.
I was coming in on the kicks from 1:30-:35, and was pleased with the 200 pulling times. I went to the 50's on an interval to not run anyone over and worked the turn and breakouts. My neck and shoulders are still a bit tight, but I suppose that I should expect that after swimming that much fly in a practice when I usually don't.
I was happy that Carrie came over to help me with the breaststroke. I was very pleased to drop 10 seconds on the breast portion of the 400 IM last week, and would like to be able to swim this stroke with more efficiency to help out my IM times.
I also measured our home pool today to get it certified for the mini meet I will run on April 28th. It is the same weekend of nationals, so I am sure many bloggers will have to skip our little meet this year, but I think we can get some folks from the New England/upstate NY area to attend and have some fun. Our first meet in Bennington - complete with two 25 yard fun "sprint" events!
Updated February 13th, 2012 at 06:27 PM by rxleakem
I signed up today for the New England scy Champs at Harvard in March. I entered best masters times for all events (the website suggested these during the registration process, kinda neat), except for the 200 breast. Yes, the 2br - I decided to enter it for the first time ever and just ballparked a time.
Friday, March 16, 8:00am warmup, 9:00am start
#10 Men 50 Freestyle Time: :24.37
#12 Men 200 Backstroke Time: 02:11.88
#14 Men 100 Individual Medley Entry Time: 01:03.18
Saturday, March 17, 8:00am warmup, 9:00am start
#24 Men 50 Butterfly Entry Time: :26.84
#26 Men 200 Breaststroke Entry Time: 02:55.14
#32 Men 200 Freestyle Entry Time: 01:57.19
#34 Men 100 Backstroke Entry Time: :59.45
Sunday, March 18, 8:00am warmup, 9:00am start
#42 Men 200 Individual Medley Entry Time: 02:22.47
#44 Men 50 Backstroke Entry Time: :27.76
#52 Men 100 Freestyle Entry Time: :52.60
Last year I swam 6 events, and this year I decided to bump it up to 10. We'll see how the training progresses through the end of winter and see if some time drops are realized in the middle of March!
I will be mailing in entries for the Valentines and Pace/Maker's mini-meets tomorrow. With these meets, I will replace the 100 and 200 Free with Fly to complete all events for the scy season
Now, off for a swim ...
Updated January 26th, 2012 at 11:23 PM by rxleakem
Solo at Rec (scy)
w/u: 200 FR/200 BK
Go three times though (continuous):
- 100 Kick
- 100 IM drill
4 x 100 Pull with Buoy on 1:20
- Focus on DPS, breathe 3/4/5/5 per 100
1 x 500 Noahs Ark Pull with Buoy on 7:00
- Went 6:20
4 x 50 on :60
- :05 rest
- 25 sprint IMO
250 w/d and out
(2350, 40 min)
Quick lunch-time swim today on my day off. I wanted to get in for 1:30 min, but the recycling trip ran late and so did I.
Not too much to report about the swimming today. I will be going to a men's breakfast at church tomorrow morning and try to make it late to the master's team workout (if not, I'll swim solo after lunchtime).
On Sunday will be going to Salem, NH, for a scy mini-meet. Knowing that have not been able to get much sprint work in, I entered the:
- 200 IM (goal: 2:16.72)
- 50 FR (goal: 24.94)
- 50 BR (goal: 38.77)
- 50 FLY (goal: 27.86)
- 50 BK (goal: 28.46)
So the last time I swam 200 IM or 50 Breast I was probably 14 yo - just continuing my quest to swim every event as a master. I am slow at breast, but have been poking around in the [ame="http://www.usms.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16584"]"Frog Lane"[/ame] and trying to fix the timing of my kick. I'll try to get some videos up next week. Honesty, one of the high school girls just broke the 200 IM record of 2:25, so I just hope to get under that - sad, I know
Updated January 22nd, 2012 at 10:41 PM by rxleakem
Solo at Rec (scy)
Decided to swim over in the Animal Lane today to do a modified version of [ame="http://forums.usms.org/showthread.php?p=258510"]Workout #1 = Broken 1500 Test Set[/ame]. I soon went from feeling like Axl Rose to either Timone or Pumba - take your pick (although my profile is more like Pumba).
100 Free/200 RIM D/K
4 x 75 Indiana IM's (no FR) on 1:20
4 x 50 FR Pull with Buoy on :45
Main set:
Two times through:
4 x 150 Free on 2:00 (goal time 1:45)
1 x 150 Back on 2:00
1 x "Master minute"
6 x 50 RIMO on :45
1 x 200 IM Kick (no board) on 3:40
5 deep water bobs
1 x 100 IM for time (went 1:10.54)
200 w/d various and out
(3200 yds, 55 min)
I might have to rethink the whole "do a pwb workout after being out of the pool for three days" that I have done the last couple of weeks. My shoulders were acting up and I needed to alter the main set by adding in the Backstrokes, which I did not swim particularly fast (but I did work on at least 4 SDK's off the walls).
- 1st 5: 1:38, :39, :40, :42, 2:00
- 2nd 5: 1:41, :42, :45, :43, 1:54
The good thing was I was went faster than my goal time on all but one, but perhaps if I had started a tad easier I could have done them without the extra rest. I got to #4, thought I need me some backstroke and a break!
The second part of that main set called for 6 x 50 active recovery, but I just attempted to make interval and resorted to some backstroke and fly (25 drill, 25 swim). I pared down the kicking and added a 100 IM (96 to go for the year, Tim!) - I'll do more kicking tomorrow before work.
The [ame="http://forums.usms.org/showthread.php?t=20028"]Harvard info[/ame] came out with registrations opening on 1/21 - up 50 swimmers to a limit of 900 this year. They change up the order of events every year, but I was bummed to see Friday's lineup - 100 Fly, 50 Fr, 200 Bk, 100 IM. I was hoping to swim all those events (plus 100/200 FR, 50/100 Bk, 50 Fly, and maybe the 500 FR or 200 IM), but there is no way that I can be ready for the 200 Bk third in the hit parade, or the IM after that! All on the first day!
Oh well, looks like the 200 Fly is out for this spring - but I plan to do the 400IM at Valentines (keeping to my word). It is tough to find the 200 Fly around these parts (I am not complaining because it buys me more time to train for it).
I have also started to take seriously trying to lose some more weight. I am down 10 pounds since this time last year, but would like to get out of the "overweight" section of the bmi. I started using an app for tracking my calories and exercise on my phone, because it really makes me think more about what I am munching on.
Updated January 17th, 2012 at 12:36 AM by rxleakem
Solo at Rec (scy)
200 FR/200 BK/50 ez w/u
Fort's Aerobic Sprint Hybrid Set:
30 x 50 @ 1:00
-- burst to 15 meter & cruise the rest
-- :30 between sets of 10
1-10 free
11-20 kick w/board (5 flutter, 5 dolphin)
21-30 speedplay (5 back spin drill, 5 fast hands breast)
300 Pull with buoy w/d
- alt FR and BK by 50's
(2350, 40 min)
Last night my wife and I signed to refinance our home, locking in under 4%. Then, I started my day off from work by driving to the corporate office for a task force meeting (it's about 75 minutes from home). Good meeting, even got breakfast there, so that was a bonus. Then I had a late lunch with my wife before pulling taxi duty this afternoon.
I ordered a Yingfa suit before heading to the pool tonight (my first "racing" suit, after some good recommendations from Tim and James). I did not have a full hour, so I decided that Fort's set from earlier this week would be just right. I don't have fins, so I didn't use them, and the set felt good. I was surprised at how quick I was able to get through the back spin drills, pointing out that I need to work on faster rotation when I swim it.
After practice I went to Williams College to watch the hockey game with my son. He was able to get a loose puck, so he was happy about that. I will be able to swim with the local workout group tomorrow - I hope to do the first set (with the 300's) from pwb's workout thread so I can get my base and threshold times down.
I am planning on the following meets for the spring, with the idea to get times in more events:
-WCWM Mini Meet: 1/22/12: 200IM, 50 FR, 50 BR, 50 FLY
-Valentine's Meet: 2/18/12: 200 FR, 100 BR, 400 IM, 100 FR
-Simon's Rock Pace/Makers: 3/03/12: 100 IM, 100 BK, 500 FR, maybe some relays
-NE SCY Champs: 3/16-18/11: More info to come
Updated January 7th, 2012 at 01:01 AM by rxleakem
170 days until Day 1 of the FINA World Masters Championships
Entered the 2012 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships today. I'm only swimming 3 out of 4 days (not Friday). Here's my event list:
400 Free
200 Free
100 Fly
100 Free
50 Free
800 Free
I also entered the Edmonton Keyano Blue Bear Meet that runs Jan 13 - 15. Here's my entries:
1500 Free
100 Free
400 Free
200 Free
100 Fly
50 Free
This is an age group meet, with heats and finals (except 400 and 1500 are time finals). I should make finals in everything else, but will probably scratch to give someone else the spot. As the heats are in the morning before our Masters workouts, I'll probably swim the workouts after.
Thursday, December 22
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
WWU Pool (25m)
4 x (50 swim, 50 kick, 50 drill, 50 swim), 50s @ 1:00
16 x 25 kick, IM order @ :35
right into
8 x 25 swim/25 drill, IM order, @ 1:00
18 x 50 swim with fins @ :50
2 x 100 pull @ 1:50
2 x 100 pull @ 1:45
2 x 100 pull @ 1:40
2 x 100 pull @ 1:35
20 x 25 @ :45 (2 smooth, 1 build, 1 FAST!)
Total Distance = 4000 SCM
Tuesday, December 20
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
EWU Pool (25m)
Don't remember the workout
Total Distance = 4100 SCM
Sunday, December 18
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
Comp Pool (50m)
Don't remember the workout
Total Distance = 3500 LCM
Saturday, December 17
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
Comp Pool (50m)
Don't remember the workout
Total Distance = 4000 LCM
Updated December 23rd, 2011 at 03:26 PM by lewba
202 days until Day 1 of the FINA World Masters Championships
Sunday, Nov 20
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
Competition Pool (50m)
300 swim
6 x 50 kick @ 1:00
200 swim
4 x 50 kick @ 1:00
10 x 50 as 25 scull / 25 drill @ 1:20
the following set is continuous:
8 x 50 free pull @ 1:00 (breath every 3, 5, 7, 9) x 2
4 x 50 back pull @ 1:00
8 x 50 free pull @ 1:00 (breath every 3, 5, 7, 9) x 2
4 x 50 breast pull @ 1:10
the following swim-with-fins set is continuous:
4 x
(3 x 50 @ :45,
200 @ 3:30 (held between 2:32 and 2:38))
Total Distance = 4200 m
Comments: Thankfully, I'm feeling much better now. I went to a walk-in clinic on Saturday morning and walked out with a prescription for antibiotics. I've had too many episodes of bronchitis / pneumonia / strep throat to let this go any longer!
Monday, Nov 21
Updated November 28th, 2011 at 02:57 PM by lewba
Wow! I was surprised when I took a look at my blog and realized I hadn't written in nearly 2 months!
August 21 - August 30
Swam 5 more outdoor workouts totalling 16,200 meters (averaging 3240 meters). August 30 was our last workout of the summer season, as the outdoor pools in Edmonton were scheduled to be closed that day.
September 1 - 9
No training, as our indoor home - the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre - was closed for maintenance.
September 10 -September 18
September 10 marked the beginning of our new season. As the Kinsmen was still closed for maintenance, we swam at Peter Hemingway and Terwillegar pools for this time period. I swam a total of six workouts during this time (19000 meters, averaging 3167 meters per workout).
We added a new coach to our roster for this season. Here's the introductions that I wrote for each of our coaches:
New to the club is Mathew Mossey. Matt has previous experience in the swimming community, having been a competitive swimmer for over ten years. After removing himself from the water, he made an easy transition to the deck and has been active in coaching for the past ten years. He has coached with the Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club, Edmonton Huma Swim Club, University of Alberta Swim Camps, Edmonton Keyano Swim Club, and Fort Saskatchewan Piranhas Swim Club. He recalls winning two Provincial Championships with the Edmonton Huma Swim Club as one of his most enjoyable and challenging experiences. Matt will be responsible for the "Sharks" practices on Tu/Th/Sa/Su.
Glen Playfair is returning for another season. In recent years, Glen has been University of Alberta's Head Coach for cross country and track and field (distance), as well as the Head Coach of the Edmonton Thunder Track and Field Club. He was Athletics Canada's Head Coach for the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Trinidad & Tobago (2010) and for the 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Poland (2010). He was also the Team Coach for the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Jordan (2009) and recieved the Alberta Coaches Recognition Award (2008). He has also been heavily involved in the International Triathlon Union and has coached triathlete stars such as Paul Tichelaar and Paula Findlay. Glen will be responsible for our noon hour practices (M/W/F), as well as the "Turtles" practices on Tu/Th/Su.
Jim Phelan is also returning for another season. No stranger to the Edmonton swimming community, Jim's career in the sport has been based entirely out of this city. The first eleven years were spent growing up and swimming for the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club until 2005. After graduating high school, Jim was proud to be a member of the University of Alberta Golden Bears Varsity Swim Team from 2005 until 2010. Highlights included three trips to the CIS National Championship from 2008-2010. More recently, Jim was head coach of the Edmonton Huma Swim Club in 2011. He was also the head facility coach at Scona pool for Olympian Swim Club in 2010-2011, and assistant coach for the Edmonton Masters Swim Club in 2010-2011. Jim was also the head coach of the Derrick Devil Rays from 2008-2010. He has been involved with the U of A Summer Swim Camps and served as the ASSA "All Star" Coach at Age Group Provincials this past July. Philosophically, Jim believes in a proper technical basis in all skills and strokes to be continually emphasized to promote balanced swimmer development over time. This technical emphasis must then be reinforced with power swimming to achieve success. Academically, Jim is pursuing graduate studies in American History at the University of Alberta. Jim will be our backup coach, filling in for Glen on Saturdays and other times as needed.
September 19 - October 10
Back at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre. Swam a total of 10 workouts (35800 meters, averaging of 3580 meters per workout).
Notable sets during this time:
4 x 50 free descend @ 1:00 (:37, :35, :34, :33 = 2:19)
200 free fast @ 4:00 = 2:22
4 x 50 free descend @ 1:00 (:35, :34, :33, :33 = 2:15)
200 free fast @ 4:00 = 2:18
(with fins)
4 x 50 free EZ @ 1:00
1 x 100 pace @ 1:30 = 1:11
4 x 50 free EZ @ 1:00
2 x 100 pace @ 1:30 = 1:10, 1:10
4 x 50 free EZ @ 1:00
3 x 100 pace @ 1:30 = 1:09, 1:09, 1:09
6 x 50 free EZ @ 1:30
4 x 100 pace @ 1:30 = 1:09, 1:09, 1:09, 1:09
October 11
242 days until Day 1 of the FINA World Masters Championships
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
WWU Pool (SCM)
2 x
(100 swim,
100 kick,
100 drill,
100 swim)
4 x (3 x 75 @ 1:45 as 75 kick, 75 drill, 75 swim); sets of 75s in reverse IM order
3 x 100 Fly as (75 drill/25 swim) @ 1:45 with fins
3 x 100 Back as (75 drill/25 swim) @ 1:45 with fins
3 x 100 Breast as (75 drill/25 swim) @ 2:15 NO fins
3 x 100 Free as (75 drill/25 swim) @ 2:00 NO fins
4 x (8 x 25 as 6 drill, 2 fast) @ :40, IM order
Total Distance = 3800 Meters
Day after Canadian Thankgiving!
Was tired and sore from the weekend because we drove out to our cabin in Saskatchewan on Saturday after workout (4300 meters) and spent the next two days doing chores to get the place ready for winter: chop wood, haul out the boat and winterize it, take out the docks and boat lift, winterize the water system (clean out the water softener, blow out the water lines), etc. But we also had time for a nice Thanksgiving dinner, complete with turkey, stuffing, cranberries, ham, mashed potatoes, turnips, ... yum, yum!
Updated October 14th, 2011 at 05:03 PM by lewba
Aquasol - 5:30pm 6:45pm
Coach Janine -
Warm 2x100FR, 200IM drill, 100K, 100P (600)
4 Vertical Kick for 1:00 FR,Fly,FR,Fly
200 Fly
200 Back
200 IM Repeat on 4:00 (1000/1600)
6x100 P on 1:30 (600/2200)
20x25 Sprint (500 did 250/2450)
200 cool
My hamstrings were threatening a reprisal, but I was able to beat it back with low calorie G2 Non-High Fructose Corn Syrup Gatorade, didnt want to push it. I signed up for the 38th Annual Sprint Short Course Meters Pentathlon at UC Davis. After 2 years (2008 & 2009) of humiliating dead last finishes in just about all the events (50 Fly, BK,BR, FR & 100IM), Im hoping on doing what Im doing in practice at the race, I havent wrote out my best sprint times, because I dont want to stress on self-expectations or jinx it, although I dont believe in such things, I just know if I waltz in over confident, I wont give it my best. I havent done a meet this year, so I figured Id start out my new aged group with a bang.
Postal 10k Planning
I trained pretty hard Mon - Wed then backed off Thu & Fri to rest a bit for tomorrow.
I asked Charles Logan, director of the swim center swim center to drop the pool temp a few degrees to 77 or 78 and they did. The skinny people were chilly.
10k's a long way, it's:
2 x 5000 or 4 x 2.5 or 5 x 2000 or
6 x 1500 + 1k or 10 x 1000 or 20 x 500 or
25 x 400 or 50 x 200 or 100 x 100
I've lined up a counter.
Swim starts at 7:00 so I'll
5:45 wake
6:00 leave home
6:45 arrive and get ready
7:00 dive in
will put GU & water near my lane.
plus right before I swim I'll probably
down a few gu's,
drink half a liter of smart water and
take in a little caffiene
Plan to wear B70 jammer have Speedo pro back up. I'll tie it tight and probably double knot.
I've shaved some and will shave more tonight. I get a rub spot on my right delt when it hits my stubbly chin on long swims, so I'll reshave my face tomorrow morning.
I'll treat my goggs to not fog.
No Cap
Correct Pace is the key
I need to stay easy long smooth relaxed and consistent.
Remain aware of
how far I've gone, how much left,
my running time and the pace I'm holding.
I'll have my counter signal 1,000's
plus 9500, 9800 & 9900
I won't stop much or for too long.
On my previous 10k I did a stretch of repeat 100's on 1:20, boy that was a mistake.
Larry suggested 3k straight then short breaks after each 1k
1st 1000 hold 1:18's & go 13:00
2nd - 5th 1000 go 13:05
targeting 65:20 5k split
6th - 10th 1000 hold 13:20
I've considered doing it as a set of
6 x 1500 on 20:00 followed by a 1000 on 13:20
I'm nervous and excited. I know somewhere during it I'll be cursing,
why did I ever get myself into this?
Wish me luck.
My sordid history with Postal swims:
Sat May 30th, 2009 LCM Swam a 10k today
Sat June 6th 2009 swam a 5k this morning
Sun Jan 23rd, 2010 Went Postal
Sun Jan 30th 2011 HR Postal Swim take 2
1 hour postal swim January 24th, 2009
Wed Aug 17th 2011 scy
7:00 a.m. this Saturday I'm going to do a
Postal 10k. Wish me luck.
Anyone have any suggestions?
here's how my last one went:
Sat May 30th, 2009 LCM Swam a 10k
I hope to do better and not make the mistakes I made.
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Whitney Coached
UT, main pool scy
6:30 to 8:00 dove in 6:35ish
wore blue camo jammer
swam with Nate
Beside Emory, Chris, Korey,Tyler, Marcio, &
1400 easy 50's & 100's
Main SET: scy
4 rounds of:
3 x 200 fr on 2:40 85% effort right into
8 x 25 on 0:30 odds easy evens fast
100 easy on 3:00
held 200's on 1st 2 rounds under 2:11
held rounds 3 & 4 at 10k pace
except for R4 #3
was 2:01 did 150 2 beat kick, 50 6 beat kick
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Then did 500 warm down
easy smooth 50's on 40
Updated August 17th, 2011 at 08:13 PM by ande
Tue Aug 16th 2011 scy
When I arrived at practice today in the parking garage, my rear passenger side tire was hissing, but I left to swim and sure enough when I was done and back at my car the tire was flat. At least I was in the shade.
Did a tiny double yesterday
showed up noon practice around 12:30 &
did 2 rounds of 5 x 200 on 3:00
held faster paces than I did in the a.m. work out
Got a couple team notices from Whitney which are at the end of this post
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Whitney Coached
UT, main pool scy
6:30 to 8:00 dove in 6:33ish
wore FS II legs
swam with Max
Beside tyler, Todd, Larry, Chris, Korey, & Mike
did 900
had weird accident in warm up, i was swimming freestyle and the guy in the lane beside mine swimming breastroke kicked my right forearm as I was doing a pull. I still hurts and think it might bruise.
Main SET: scy
4 rounds of:
4 x 200 fr on 2:50 82% effort right into
4 x 50 on 1:00 done 25 fast IM order, 25 easy
1:40 break
held em all under 2:11 most 2:09 or better
tried to stay true to 82%
went 2:02 on last one in 4th round
2 x 200 on 2:30 cruise
Emails from Whitney:
From: Whitney Hedgepeth
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:26 AM
Subject: [txla-masters] Masters information
I wanted to take a few minutes to personally thank everyone for being a part of the Longhorn Masters program. I am very proud to be your coach and Im grateful to all of you for being active members of the program. I believe we have one of the best and most diverse programs in the country. In order to keep our program operating at this high level, it is necessary for us to make a few changes this year. It is critically important that we have up to date information on all swimmers and that everyone is registered with USMS to limit liability. Because we have seen cost increases across the board, it was unfortunately necessary for us to restructure the workout schedule and raise the fees by 3% for the first time in over 5 years. I hope you can understand that sometimes change is necessary to maintain the elite program we have all grown to love and expect. I have looked at other programs in the area and with 11 swim practices per week for $72/month and the option for a 10 swim/$100 punch card our program is still the best value around. In addition, we have access to one of the best facilities in the country and I hope we have some of the best coaching around. Thank you for your continued support and please let me know if there are ways we can continue to maintain the quality of our program.
Each year, we have swimmers on the team that accomplish amazing feats in competition. We have many of the top triathletes and swimmers in the country as part of our program. I wanted to highlight some recent examples of this excellence. Please congratulate your training partners the next time you see them.
I would like to congratulate Larry Wood, Don Murff, and Jim Sauer on their great performances at the Masters Nationals at Auburn.
Don 70-74 age group
1st 50 free
1st 100 free
1st 200 free
1st 50 back
2nd 200 IM
4th 50 breast
Larry 55-59 age group
2nd 800 free
2nd 400 IM
3rd 200 free
5th 400 free
7th 200 IM
Jim Sauer 50-54 age group
1st 200 IM
1st 400 IM
1st 100 fly
Also, I would like to congratulate(sorry so late) the two World Record setting relays from Longhorn Aquatics Masters
400 free relay
Tyler Blessing
Ande Rasmussen
Mike Varozza
Chris Eckerman
400 medley relay
Chris Eckerman
Todd Bartee
Tyler Blessing
Mike Varozza
Katy Dooley has the Catalina Channel Swim coming up on Sept 2nd. The swim starts at midnight and is 21 miles long. Good luck Katy we know you will be awesome.
Lastly, I want to say how much I appreciate everyone's participation and how much I enjoy getting to know everyone. I do tend to ask many questions about your life (just because I care) and I give you crazy glances into my life. These interactions make it fun for me and I hope give you a sense of community as well. I think it is one of the things that helps set our program a part from others and keeps people coming back as often as they can.
I hope to see all of you continue to work out at Longhorn Aquatics.
Whitney Hedgepeth
~ ~ ~
From: Whitney Hedgepeth Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:53 PM
Subject: [txla-masters] more masters stuff
On Saturday, August 20th those swimmers who want to do a 5k or 10k postal swim will have the opportunity. It will be long course and you can start at 7:00 am and we have the pool until 10:00 am. You will need to provide your own timer and counter. Otherwise, we will have a normal 7:30-9am workout on Saturday.
Starting next week, Mon August 22nd
all M W F mornings will be 6:00-7:30 am and
T TH will remain 6:30-8:00am.
I hope this will allow more people to get in some practice before work.
See you at the pool.
p.s. Great job this morning.
There were 46 of you who did the 20x200 or 175 or 150. Way to go.
~ ~ ~
Blog readers:
Should I go postal this Saturday or do the regular work out?
If I go postal, should I do the 5 or 10k?
How should I prepare for it between now and Saturday?
Anyone got any tips?
My last 2 LCM postal swims:
Sat May 30th, 2009 LCM Swam a 10k today
Sat June 6th 2009 swam a 5k this morning
Did 2 Postal Hr Swims in Jan 2011, & 1 in 2009:
Sun Jan 23rd, 2010 Went Postal
Sun Jan 30th 2011 HR Postal Swim take 2
1 hour postal swim January 24th, 2009
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Unfortunately, it is also a gaming room as my son goes in and plays xbox now and again.
10 years after introducing 43 Things to the world, we have decided we have met our last goal: completing the incredible experience that has been 43 Things. Please join us in giving one last cheer to all the folks who have shared their goals with the world, as well as all the people who have worked at The Robot Co-op to build this incredible website. We won a Webby Award, published a book, and brought happiness to a lot of people.
Starting today, 43 Things users can export their goals and entries from the site. Starting August 15, we will make the site "read only". 43 Things users will still be able to view the site and export their content, but we won't be taking any new content from users. We hope to leave the site up for folks to see and download their content until the end of the year. Ending on New Year's Eve takes us full circle.
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2 years cancer free.
I am developing a database consisting of voting data, professional licenses, business licenses, pfds, corporations, etc to use for political purposes. Hopefully can make some changes locally.
Took a database class at the local college. I got the highest grade on the first test – 98%. I am such a geek. I love this stuff!
131. Piesporter, Gewurztraminer, and Liebfraumilch
132. Vita-mix blender
133. running the Honolulu Marathon
134. knitting socks
135. sweaters from Gilt
136. massages from Melissa and Rene
137. Plumeria
138. Hope Lodges
139. The World Series
140. Minnesota State University tie at just the right time!
It has been a long year, but no more chemo. John can just start healing now. He looks better and feels better every day.
I have been gone from 43 things for about 6 months. That is when my husband was diagnosed with cancer. It has been a long 6 months. I looked at all my other goals and found only a couple that are helpful to me. They are 'live a simple life', 'know that everything is going to be okay', and 'be tragically optimistic'. The others just don't matter and are now on the back burner for a while. John has 4 more months of chemo which is a terrible thing. In the future, I believe society will look back and view it as a terribly barbaric medical practice, but right now it is what we must do.
Now that my oldest son has left for college, I would like to turn his room into a yoga room. I want to put items in there that will help me with meditation and yoga. It must have Ganesha, bamboo, and positive sayings.
I have printed a 6 months training schedule. I have 7 months before the marathon, so I have some leeway.
I will do yoga twice a week, swim twice a week, and run 3 times a week.
I have just over 750.
I haven't had to ask if everything is going to be okay for a while. It might be the yoga, acupuncture, and massages that are helping me find bliss. Also, I have improved my diet. No coffee, junk food, or eating out. Also, I love the glass or two of wine each night. I really am feeling that everything is going to be okay.
Maybe ate out 2 times this month. It has become a rare occurrence and hopefully will become rarer.
Spent much of the day repotting plants. It was very peaceful and serene. No worries.
Things are going well.
Mailed off the renewal paperwork today.
10.6 miles this week. Feeling very good! Also have started yoga classes.
When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life.
6.8 miles. Not bad.
Last week I got to 6.4 miles and this week I ran 8.7! I am feeling healthy and I am hoping I am healed. Not running fast, but I am running. This was the first time in 6 months I was able to reach 8+ miles.
Let each man exercise the art he knows.

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As world leaders prepare to set new development goals, an interactive infographic from Farming First explores key agricultural projections.
Farming First is a global coalition of 131 organizations representing the world's farmers, scientists, engineers and industry as well as agricultural development organizations, including TechnoServe. Farming First aims to articulate, endorse and promote practical, actionable programs and activities to further sustainable agricultural development worldwide.
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If Cy was evil with James in his life, what's he going to be like without him? But James wasn't the only person on the scene; David Rosen somehow gets a get-out-of-jail-free card with Jake, but he'll surely pay for it. "Are you smart, David?" Jake asks the U.S. attorney. "Can you work with me on this, or do I need to stop liking you?"
I guess David can work with him, because he's still alive at the crime scene the next morning, and asks that all evidence go through him. "We're going to find whoever did this," Olivia tells an in-shock Cyrus in his office. Little does she know, it's her fake boyfriend.
The only silver lining of James' death: We get a flashback to when he met Cy. The young reporter approaches the then-campaign manager and asks for some quotes, before Cyrus tells him if he's going to run with the big dogs, he needs to dress the part. "You really think I'm going to take fashion advice from a guy with a neck beard?" James asks during their meet-cute.
In the wake of James' death, Fitz wants to suspend his campaign, but Mellie's not so sure he should skip a gun lobby event following a staffer's shooting. "I'm not politicizing the death of a friend," Fitz says. His VP and opponent Sally Langston calls to say she'll suspend her campaign as well -- but Leo Bergen has other ideas: go after the gun lobby endorsement with "guns blazin'."
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That was up this morning, even before Reiss and Pires came out and said that rumor was false.
I believe that was debunked on KFFL. We better pray that Givens resigns, especially after Davis signed with Buffalo.
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A STAFFORD Road pub is getting a fresh look and an Italian menu as an experienced restaurant owner moves to town.
Carlo Girometti is set to open the Plough Inn in the next few weeks retaining the English pub feel but offering a choice of affordable Italian food.
The passionate landlord, who previously ran a restaurant and bed-and-breakfast in Ashbourne, is keen to freshen the interior up and give The Plough a new lease of life.
He said: "Italian food will be on the menu as I'm Italian and I've hired an Italian chef.
"There's a lot to do before I open up, I've given myself about three weeks to redcorate.
"I'm planning to open by Mothers Day at the end of the month.
"It needs painting, it needs a good clean and some new decor, a bit of TLC.
"I think it's been neglected for quite some time.
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"The pub will be very family-oriented, I think that's important.
"In the summer we have a lovely garden area which could also do with a bit of work to improve it - I think it's also been neglected in the past.
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|Shenzhen (China)
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|Zhuhai (China)
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|Macau (China)
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Ski Resorts close to Sok Kwu Wan:
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|Tenzan Ski Resort (Japan)
|1996 km NE
|Second closest ski resort2
|Badaling (China)
|2018 km N
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|Gokase Highland (Japan)
|2027 km NE
|Fourth closest ski resort4
|Asosan (Japan)
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|Kujyu (Japan)
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|Mount Davis, Hong Kong (China)
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|Lion Rock (China)
|12 km NNE
|Fourth closest mountain peak4
|Grassy Hill (China)
|18 km N
|Fifth closest mountain peak5
|Tai Mo Shan (China)
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|5 km ESE
|Second closest surf break2
|Big Wave Bay (China)
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|Shek O (China)
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For the last seven seasons, Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been virtually unmatched. Now, it appears as if that run has come to an end.
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4. Discuss the meeting between Dalva and her son's adoptive mother.
5. What does Duane do to the football players at school?
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"Delicious. Only watched the video or I may not have made it by only reading the recipe. Used sour creme instead of ricotta because that's what I had available. It made it tangy. Didn't use mushrooms, used onions instead of shallots, which was available. Used garlic powder. Really delicious and used the cast iron skillet to flatten the chicke""


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> Following my action item, I made a copy of them, removed the > ambigious averages and put it online at: And, seeing it 'in print' reminded me that I never filled out my survey. :( I also need to do more testing. I will try to get updates done Wednesday. /r$Received on Tuesday, 5 October 2004 14:32:18 GMT
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Director of Environmental Accreditation
Program, American National Standards Institute
Executive Director, CSIRO Global Carbon
Director, Carnegie Institute of Washington, Stanford
Staff Scientist, Earth Surface Processes Team, U.S. Geological Survey. Dr. Hiza has worked extensively on the Navajo Nation investigating landscape vulnerability to climate change, and in particular, sand dune mobility. Most recently, she was named as one of the lead authors of the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released in 2014. Dr. Hiza originally hails from Montana and is of Crow descent.
Managing Director, Hozho International
Ron's work educates citizens on sustainability
and resilience issues, and implements solutions in communities,
businesses, governing bodies, entrepreneurial entities, and universities. To
accomplish these objectives, Ron works through his positions on the
faculty at NAU, the board of the Sustainable Economic Development
Initiative (SEDI), and the management team of Hozho International, as well
as through written materials that range from policy papers to short
Assistant Professor, Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University
Matthew Hurteau is an Assistant Professor in
the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Penn State. His research
focus is on climate change mitigation and adaptation in forest ecosystems.
President, 3Degrees
Dan is the co-founder and Chief Executive
Officer of 3Degrees, a long-time renewable energy provider with the mission to
connect people with renewable energy at massive scale. Dan holds a B.A. with
honors in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. with a certificate in
Public Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Director of Military Partnerships, Compatible Lands Foundation
Data and Research Project Planner, City of Aspen Canary Initiative
Principal, The Ormond Group, LLC
Amanda Ormond serves as the Managing Director
of the Western Grid Group. She has worked in energy and public policy for over
twenty years in Arizona and the West. For the past decade she has managed
Ormond Group LLC, a consulting firm that
specializes in education, advocacy, and lobbying for clean energy. Amanda holds
a B.S. in Environmental Earth Science.
Manager, Greenhouse Gas Verification, Scientific Certification
Systems Global Services
Ms. Pollet-Young is a forest ecologist, arborist, and natural
resources management professional with over 15 years of experience ranging from
the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California to the tropical forests of the Amazon
and Southeast Asia. She is currently the Program Manager for the Greenhouse Gas
Verification Program of SCS Global Services and her specialization is in the
verification of forestry and land carbon offset projects around the
Director, MSC in Carbon Management, University of Edinburgh School of
Dr. Dave Reay recieved his PhD with the
British Antarctic Survey and Essex University. As a post-doc he investigated
the impact of land-use on the soil methane sink, emissions of the greenhouse
gas 'nitrous oxide' from agriculture, and carbon fluxes in forests. He joined
the University of Edinburgh in 2001 and went on to become a Natural Environment
Research Council (NERC) Fellow examining greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands
and agriculture. He is also the creator and director of the MSc in Carbon
Management at the University of Edinburgh.
Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance, World Resources Institute
Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Transplant Technologies
Russ Yelton received his Bachelor's in
Management from Appalachian State University and his MBA from Western Carolina
University where he has also completed coursework towards his doctorate. Russ
is a serial entrepreneur who, besides starting various companies, has been in
incubation management for more than five years.


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