In response to my post about appearing on the Mile High Endurance podcast, Marcus posted this comment: I enjoyed this podcast. It was very informative. It made me think about my reluctance to quantify my performance either with gauging how …
Elite athletes appear different—physically–from the rest of us; they seem to have been ‘born to greatness.’ For instance, the world’s best freestylers are much taller than average, with supple joints and broad shoulders/narrow hips. Their bodies seem designed to maximize …
I returned to the Mile High Endurance podcast for the third time–the most times I’ve ever guested on a podcast. MHE host Rich Soares has converted to an avid TI practitioner since my first guest appearance and can consequently bring …
Introduction: In this guest post and video, Shane Eversfield describes lessons he learned–from his first Ironman–about the importance of focusing on process, one stroke or stride at a time, not the far-away finish line. Three years later I learned the
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What kind of month has April been? Full of challenges for my own swimming, but before I get to that, I’ll describe the month’s high point–Camp Eton.
Two weeks ago, I visited the UK to guest-coach at an event called …
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 …
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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 …