The answer to “What’s your best stroke count?” is “It depends.” As we hope to make clear with our Green Zone chart, any swimmer should have a range of efficient counts. not a single all-purpose count. But that range may …
In my last post, I promised to report on my next 1650, following the one I swam in Boston on March 11 and described in the post Can a Mile Swim Race Save or Extend Your Life. First of …
Several weeks ago, I swam a 2-hour Sunday morning practice with the Excel Masters program at Long Island’s Nassau County Aquatic Center. I surprised myself by swimming nearly 5000 yards–the farthest I’d swum in a single pool session since my …
Today’s post weaves together strands from two posts from last week What is Neural Training and Why do it and A Rare Peek into a Champion’s Mind (Katie counts strokes!) which also provided a peek into my mind, as …
Last night (Thursday, March 16) at the 2017 Women’s NCAA Championship, “the best athlete in the world” Katie Ledecky broke her own personal best (4:25, set earlier this month at PAC 12 Championships), NCAA record, and American Record in …
In September 1988–nine months before the first Total Immersion camp–I heard Bill Boomer, who would become my most influential mentor, talk at a coaching clinic. Two sentences he spoke that day remain core beliefs for TI nearly 30 years later. …
Our recent Triathlon Swim Camp (March 1 to 5 in St Petersburg FL) offered two instructional sessions each day. The camp featured six 2-hour pool practices plus four 90-minute open water practices. The first three pool practices—morning and afternoon on …
One week ago today, I recorded my second interview with Rich Soares and Bill Plock of Mile High Endurance. Our topic was What Does Endurance Mean? I opened the discussion by asking the hosts for their definition of endurance.
Bill …
Thursday January 5th was my final full day of coaching at our Open Water camp at St John USVI. After swimming twice a day in the Caribbean since Jan 1, I was excited about returning home to New Paltz …
We usually try to give you a good weekend read. This week, it’s a good listen–or two. In late January, I was interviewed by two podcast hosts. Eric Schwartz of the Triathlon Training Podcast and Rich Soares of the Mile …