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Video Swim Challenge: watch the movie jaws and afterwards go for midnight masters swim by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 09 Jul 2009 4:04pm OK, this may not seem like a lot of fun but for a certain type of swimmer the idea of watching the old movie Jaws followed by a midnight swim does have a certain appeal. If you think this idea sounds crazy and you' d never try something so daft, you might just enjoy watching others as they combine their weekly masters swim workout with a m ... Read on »

CTC Swim Challenge - 2013 by Eric .. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 01 Feb 2013 3:16pm Last Sunday I participated in the Fourth Annual Cleveland Tri Club Swim Challenge. This is the third year for me since I had to work on the day of the Challenge in 2012. In 2010 I swam 8k yards. In 2011 I swam 10k yards. 2013 was going to be a repeat of 2011 as I had my eye on the 10k yard mark.....or in Swim Challenge terms it was 100 x 1 ... Read on »

A fun and fantastic swim, bike, and run challenge for women and men in 2010 by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 11 Dec 2009 1:01pm Editor's Note: Over the last two years hundreds of amatuer athletes have taken on the B-Fit B-Day Challenge. These are a just few of their stories: Dave: This was a blast! The B-Fit B-Day Challenge pushed me to tackle distances I’d never even approached before – a four-mile swim!!! Whoa! First, the details: A ... Read on »

Chesapeake Bay 1 mile swim challenge by Jan M. Patient Expert

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Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 11:02pm This past weekend I had a fun race planned - open water swim in the Chesapeake Bay. The key objective in this race was to test the waters literally. I have never done open water swim in the ocean and the 1 mile swim race presented a unique opportunity to test out how the swim will feel in my A-race. I have decided to head down to Stevensville, ... Read on »

Celebrate happiness and health with little swim, bike, and run challenge on your B-Day by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 02 Oct 2009 10:00pm Imagine spending your birthday in the pool, on the bike, and running down your favorite trial or path. That' s exactly what hundreds of active people are doing each year by taking on the raceAthlete B-Fit B-Day Challenge. The idea of the challenge is very simple, but athletically very challenging. B-Day athletes take their age and in ... Read on »

CTC Swim Challenge by Eric .. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 05 Feb 2011 6:04pm 1/30/2011 It was time to the second annual Cleveland Tri Club Swim Challenge and Clinic. We had the Cleveland State University pool for 3.5 hours to swim whatever distance you wanted to. The major options were 100 x100's 75 x 100's 50 x 100's 25 x 100's There were also two swim clinics available. Last year I committed to the 50 x 100 ... Read on »

Day 12 of my 365 day challenge to write…Sink or swim. by Amy .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 16 Aug 2010 2:18pm I dreamed about the ocean last night. I felt the wet sand between my toes… I could smell the ocean in the air… I heard the seagulls… I woke up and stared at the ceiling… Realizing that days pass by and I pass the days… Disconnected. So, I woke up and took a swim. ... Read on »

The swim by Krista L. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:54pm Over the course of 19 week I swam 168,575 yards. I was trained. Unfortunately due to 6 months of neck/nerve injuries I was unable to swim from July 07-January 08 so I had lost a LOT of speed. The first couple months of training were getting the feel back, and being very very careful not to tweak anything. Slowly, I got my rhythm back and st ... Read on »

The Anatomy Of A 10K Swim by Beth S. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 07 May 2011 7:05pm First the BEST news of all - today's swim was a fundraiser for Ballou Skies and when all was said and done $1000 was donated! Yeah! Not too shabby! :) The other good news is, I survived! And had fun! And swam all 10K! (It shall be noted however that running 10K is not only much quicker but quite a bit easier. I suppose the same cou ... Read on »

Would you like a side of swimming with your swimming? by Marul Posted Mon 25 Oct 2010 4:08am I had an awesome talk with MY coach. Yes, it makes me feel special to say that! :) We talked about my need to swim swim swim... I got my first 6 week cycle... The "SWIM Cycle" this weekend. Damn it's hard to coordinate swimming. :) Running.. no problemo strap on some shoes put on a good sports bra (well, and a few other non-essential items.. unl ... Read on »