tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229123242024-03-13T14:20:19.323-07:00lifestylelinkingaboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-13622944550285620362011-01-08T03:35:00.000-08:002011-01-08T03:44:59.880-08:00cough bug - fluI still find it staggering that it is the year 2011 and we still not can not prevent a flu or common cold virus. Sure, vaccines at one end exist and a vast arrange of over the counter medicine's at the other, even self help breathing or yoga are suggested to keep the symptoms at bay. I get the feeling a lot of this energy is being wasted or thinking sinister, put in place to keep the sales going for the healthcare-pharmaceuticals industry. While the search for a magic potion has merit I feel the answers will found in data rather than in a chemistry kit. What data? Every bit we have captured and have under control of the individual, if those individual share that information to enhance their collective intelligence then those lost days of poor health will be behind us, for all.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-87725476829887136032010-05-31T05:11:00.000-07:002010-05-31T05:17:18.095-07:00training mind setJust thinking out loud on the swimming programme I am planning for tomorrow. Warm up for a start then some kick. A see a lot of kick tomorrow, then some light work with the pull buoy to concentrate on technique. All in all looking forward to being back swimming.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-77250920165799624262010-05-31T02:15:00.000-07:002010-05-31T02:19:00.880-07:00June tomorrowIt is the first of June tomorrow and apart from it being the start of the best month of the year, it is also my planned day for resuming swim training. That will be the best part of 6 months out of the pool. I expect it will take a few weeks to get back into form - all going well.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-8265013016150431852010-05-10T14:16:00.000-07:002010-05-10T14:18:21.717-07:00free skiing season overWell, not because of a lack of snow. With fresh snow falling today, it seem odds on for mid summer skiing in Scotland. Not that ususal but the length of run available could be substantial. Time will tell.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-30850799486654934932010-05-10T14:03:00.000-07:002010-05-10T14:05:55.583-07:00dry swim trainingI have been thinking about what dry land exercises are best to do for keeping swimming muscles in best shape?aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-32363336099584298462010-05-10T08:38:00.001-07:002010-05-10T08:40:59.164-07:00shoulder injury updateI given my right shoulder a couple of week break from any streneous activity, well not humphing a pair of skis across a mountain side. And it feel real progress being made in my recovery. Still stiff on performing some gentle streaching exercise but reducing everyday, hopefully make it back to the swimming pool next week.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-90026500573357963372010-05-01T03:06:00.000-07:002010-05-01T03:09:29.890-07:00walk to aberdeenWith no swimming in my exercise routine then I get the opportunity to walk more. Not that you don't get plenty of walking in (up to 8 + hours worth) when free skiing. So, I am going to see if I can walk to Aberdeen, hopefully monday if the sun is shining.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-87199869829840111412010-05-01T02:54:00.000-07:002010-05-01T03:01:05.606-07:00no swimming stillIf you had asked me 6 months ago how many times I would swam in the first 4 months of 2010, I'd probably have said 40+. The total is only 3. I've finally figured out I must have tore or bady pulled the liaments around my right shoulder socket. But not unversally just on the inner side. Sort of ties in with the action that gave me the injury. Now the ski season is over, not really, the high Gorms still have massive snow fields but I'll take a break to give myself time to heal.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-35945656199254904112010-03-25T07:35:00.000-07:002010-03-25T07:45:19.284-07:00Braid Cairn adventure skiI used to bike up the Tarland road from Aboyne in the Spring to see a strip of snow splitting Braid Cairn hill in Glen Tanar. I recall imaging skiing down it many times, now I do not need to imagine, I have skied that exact track of snow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4450208083_185d74596e_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 379px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4450208083_185d74596e_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also skied Gathering Cairn. There was so much to ski but the weather while bright was real windy and a weather front was approaching. Leaves something new to explore for when I next have the energy for an 8 hour walk, climb and ski.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-82145683146089912632010-03-25T07:25:00.000-07:002010-03-25T07:33:35.020-07:00hardly a swim 2010The best laid plans in all that. 2009 was all about gradually getting back into competitive swim shape. I think I got there especially on the endurance side and I trained regularly but this year I don' think I have been in the pool more than once a month. I picked up an innocent shoulder strain over the festive period and its turned out to be a show stopper in terms of swim training. It seems to be in the stretching of the right arm and at full extension and at cross extension that the pain brings on an acute grimace. It does get better with rest but I think I am looking at 2-3 months of rest and then build things from there. So, looks like a half year of swimming in 2010, not what I had planned.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-27286150469490524902010-03-14T04:18:00.000-07:002010-03-14T04:52:29.311-07:00First free skiing Craigmahandle<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Craignmahandle</span> sounds like a bit of windup name, but its a hill in Glen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Tanar</span> where I go hill walking, yesterday I added it as a place to go skiing too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4429739406_aa1554d7b6_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 556px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4429739406_aa1554d7b6_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I had expect the snow cover in the walk in to be reduced or gone completely, like in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Aboyne</span>. But I got that all wrong, icy and hard packed snow, then it was 3 inches of spring snow, then 6 six, then a foot and then 40cm. 40cm of solid wet snow and that was just after 1 hour of walking. There was a set of tracks to follow but they were to slippy to follow so I just cut a fresh path. A lot sooner than I had prepared myself for, the mind games started: is it going to be possible get up this hill?, its a two hour walk in at the best of summer times. Progress was slow but I stopped regularly for rests and set mini milestones for where to get to. The snow kept on getting deeper as the path climbed. As it turned out the hike up yesterday was a lot more dangerous than the descent. The paths have drainage channels cut into them but they were under a lot of snow but I seemed to find every one, that meant a twist to each knee. So, every step was checked and I walk with my ski poles, so that allows you to catch your weight when your footing shoot away. This step by step focus took the focus away from main goal of getting up the hill but before long the tree line was below me. The views were amazing, Mount Keen and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lochnagar</span> soaking up the sun. But it was no blue sky day another immediate danger was abound. The wind. A fresh north westerly was forecast but it was blowing a gale, at least it was blowing me up the hill. The hill was a mass of snow patches, snow was firming up to soft spring but the legs were liable to disappear as the snow sank <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">un</span> expectantly. A bare rock ridge made for quicker progress but I did loose my left leg to a whole in the rocks. Time to get the ski on. A change in to dry warm socks, a challenge in a storm force wind. I was skiing.<br /><br />Skiing on deep porridge again but I must be getting the hang of the technique and the wind was breaking my speed. The tree line was reached, ancient Caledonia pine forest, the grandest of old trees. Much to my surprise the skiing around the trees was doable. What fun. The flatness of the valley floor meant that gravity was not helping much now, the slog home to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Aboyne</span> was ahead. I got a lift to Glen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Tanar</span> on the way up but I was walking home, just another 2 miles to add to the expedition. The snow was real wet lower down but the skis were kept on, a ski time of 2 hours in the ski boots was recorded. No snow on the walk home, felt like you were walking with zero effort, now 50cm of sludge to kick through was missing. 7.30am start and home a 3pm. By then the hills were wrapped in clouds and getting battered in the wind.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-83952467690708478712010-02-22T01:54:00.000-08:002010-02-22T03:02:25.946-08:00Pressendye - Mount Keen ski weekendBoth Saturday and Sunday woke to the clearest of blue skies. That left no choice for what to do, head to the hills with my skis strapped to my back. Pressendye lies north of Tarland a few miles and I'd always wanted to ski it. A couple of years back we took out a bowl on a sister hill but this season, Pressendyle’s south facing slope has been loaded with snow. I started the walk in from the Queens View on the Tarland - Aberdeen road. Blue sky and snow covered landscape, farmers field to Lochnager and beyond. The walk starts with a steep climb until you reach the woodland, under foot the lightest of powder snow. Out of the wood and the first glimpse of Pressendye, looking amazing in the sun, motivation enthused to get to the top. The path sort of doubles back on itself so its a long slog through the forest, the snow is lying on old snow, I'm cutting virgin tracks so it is tough going but then a bit of luck. A couple of walkers join the path and I can follow their footsteps up Pressendye. There was about 3-6 inches of fresh powder around on top of a rock solid frozen spring snow base so the hiking was relatively good. Earlier in the season with no base, your feet were disappearing up to your needs and sometime beyond! The walkers were sitting in the sun at the top. And what a view. 360 degree view of a Scottish winters day at its best. I wanted to ski a different slope from the one I had walked up so I checked it out, it was steep and full cover, time to get the skis on. It was about 2pm, sun at full burn, goggles were needed. While I was getting excited about the powder all the way up, the snow was suffering in the sun. The top was 20-30 cm of fresh blown snow on no base, then 20cm of fresh slabby snow on a hard spring base and lower down and into the trees where the slope was real steep, the snow was turning spring like. This all adds up to a bit of tricky skiing. As I discovered on my first run, mid way down, slope getting steeper, a few good turns have got a bit of speed up and then before you know it, too much weight pressing forward, a quick flip forward and a head plant into the snow. Which I repeated lower down on the second run. Yes, you have to walk back up the hill, only took 20 mins. While the skiing felt awkward, two good s tracks had been laid. Time to head for home, some 2 hour trekking but I would ski down where I had originally walked up. The snow was in the shade of the direct sun so this was a soft powder run on a gentle slope. Plenty of young trees to ski through, much fun. Got down off the hill as the last glowing amber light from the sun fractured through the trees. <br /><br />Learning the lesson that the best snow was in the shade of the sun, I decided Glen Tanner to be the best place to ski on Sunday. The snow looked stunning from Pressendye. I had some doubts in my mind about the location, its a long walk in, 8 miles, carrying skis, boots, water and food, could I make it? Well, I could try and see how far I could go. The answer was 1/3 of the way up Mount Keen. Took just over 2 1/2 hours to reach the base of the mountain. What a sight. Powder smooth slopes, it's a bit of sexy looking hill anyway so today was a marvel to behold. A hill walker has just been up to the summit and he talked of deep powder, the excitement only grew as I listened. Before that a lie down on the bridge to rest and soak up some warm rays. The temperature was about -10c when I left aboyne and I am sure it was minus something on Mount Keen but I wore no gloves all the way up, in fact keeping cool is a greater challenge. I started following the walkers, quite a lot of foot marks around and it was hard walking, a slip a slide, a fall through some weak spring snow. Then I took a left off the main path to follow a ski tourers tracks. This was good and bad, snow got a lot deeper so harder to walk but then a rock hard spring base was found covered with 3-6 inches of champagne powder. The goal was now simple just keep on this hard base and climb as high as I could for an hour. You had to make sure to kick in to the snow as the slope got more of an incline, you could imagine yourself sledging down on your backside for a few metre if you were to slip. I didn't get as high to get to the real steep slopes off the right of the corrie looking up. The whole corrie was in the shade of the sun. I'm not sure when it had last seen the sun, maybe October or November 2009? The dream run would be from the summit to the left of the corrie. Mega steep with pillows of powder and a gentle get out at the bottom. I expect there would a significant avalanche risk with that route! A touch of wind in the air I stopped, got my ski boots on and prepared to ski. I had to do this snow justice. The lesson I felt I learnt from Saturday’s skiing was the feeling to sit back on the skis more and this worked a treat. Floating along on the whispering powder, s turns smooth and a puff of powder to stop. A look back up to reveal the marks I'd left on the mountain. To be honest I don't see many of them as the camber of the slope hide my line, even from the bottom I saw no trace of me ever being on the hill. Not that, that matters. As you will see no photos from either day, my mobile broke last week but I guess the best camera caught it all. In short the best free skiing weekend of my life thus far.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-72558675101343773062010-01-13T08:30:00.000-08:002010-01-13T08:39:49.550-08:00Freeskiing starts earlyNormally the freeskiing season has to wait unitl March to get going in Scotland, even the ski resort skiing (sometimes) but this year we are already off and running. Forming a base on top of the heather is key to Scottish freeskiing and early in the season that is usually non existent, the news this year is that there is no base formed but when you have 1 metre plus of powder as a base who cares?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/4233768531_627321b475_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 561px; height: 420px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/4233768531_627321b475_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-40443526234485647682009-09-01T01:18:00.001-07:002009-09-01T01:21:47.110-07:00Shoulder neck music angstSummer has been mainly injury free except for a couple of weeks of neck / shoulder muscle pain. I think it was running for a bus in Aberdeen with my heavy laptop swinging round my neck that did it but I also think my posture while playing the fiddle has some thing to do with it too.<br /><br />Anyway, I am back swimming pain free and putting in yoga stretches when I remember to keep the muscles aligned.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-58193647888154188732009-07-09T04:47:00.000-07:002009-07-09T04:51:51.778-07:00triathlete trainingI've not found a regular triathlete training regime. My swim training has a focus on longer distances but with some faster sets thrown in to keep the pace up. Did a couple of runs at the beach, with bare feet. What a joy run like that. I need to find a regular time to run. Cycling has been the let down, nil miles in the saddle. The knee was playing up but now it seem fine again, the bike needs to be ridden.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-1975398461703893322009-07-09T04:33:00.000-07:002009-07-09T04:46:41.059-07:00open water swimming - the North Sea brrrrrI found myself at Balmedie Beach last weekend filming some kite surfers. A blue sky day but with a warm ish wind chill. I have not done any open water swimming since the 2 mile race in Lake Berryessa, , California 2 year ago so I thought I'd give the north sea a go. <br /><br />The tide was going out, the waves a bit on the rough side, well a whole lot choppier than a swimming pool, but I waded out. The water was not that deep so I got used to the cold and then that moment where the first strokes are swam. Brrrr, the cold rush, the bumpy waves, no line of sight. It was all rock n roll for a while. The first task is the get the breathing to calm down and to get some heat built up. Eventually, things seem OK, when reaching shallower water, you feel the water warm up but it is still cold really. A calmer lagoon was next up and some decent swimming was possible. Swimming in waves is real strange for a pool swimmer, you feel the need to neutralise them but you soon learn to go with the flow. It was cold, so a quick sprint with the tide to the beach and out. Core cold, I ran for half an hour to retain body temperature and my skin changed from a bright red to is usual pale white.<br /><br />A pleasure pain type swim experience overall.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-5211070452328698352009-05-21T08:08:00.000-07:002009-05-21T08:10:54.233-07:00tennis prepWith June just a couple of weeks away, the sport of tennis becomes more of a priority. I have this season long competition with a friend running and the score it 1 year all, so by the end of 2009 someone will be in front again. I lost last year so I'd better get practicing.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-65720344870196620072009-05-05T02:55:00.001-07:002009-05-05T02:58:16.146-07:00free skiing short livedWhile there is still big patches of snow in the high Cairngorms, the free skiing opportunities closer to Aboyne have all melted away. Sums up the winter, really cold or really mild, just hope Spring 2010 is more wintry. At least I got a couple of turns in on the Gar and some snow patch intelligence for next season.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-91141011239934337952009-04-17T06:52:00.000-07:002009-04-17T06:54:19.706-07:00hayfever 2009Looking back 2008 can be described as a light hayfever year. 2009 looks like it is heading in the opposite direction. I got through last year without any use of anti-histomens but I am thinking I'll need some this year.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-54388615760187156042009-04-15T02:23:00.000-07:002009-04-15T02:31:08.770-07:00Free skiiing on the GarThe day was meant to open with a big blue sky but I woke to a dull grey. At least the wind was light, my free skiing adventure on Lochnagar was on. Met up with JP, strapped the downhill skis to the rucksack and three hours later we were at the summit. The cover was patchy and not that extensive but big scars of snow were to be found. The Eastern shoulder was selected as the ski opportunity for the day, a bowl shaped patch with a steep mid section. The snow was spring firm right at the top but softening markedly lower down. Here is a photo of the slope skied.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboynejames/3404573933/" title="lochnagar free skiing by ecotorch, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3404573933_c855561bf2_b.jpg" width="300" height="200" alt="lochnagar free skiing" /></a>aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-29057465335537783022009-03-09T07:36:00.000-07:002009-03-09T07:44:34.073-07:00turning into a triathleteIt's not an uncommon transition to see an 'ageing' swimmer evolve to become a triathlete. Swimming will always be my favorite sport but adding running and cycling should bring additional fun. I find my hill walking legs turning into running legs when out in the hills, I'll just need to find a regular pattern to ensure I do run. Cycling is my biggest stumbling block, a knee injury does not like the bike but I have plans in place to address that. 2010 is the year to emerge as a triathlete.<br /><br />There is so much new stuff to learn, training to where the competitions are, new friends to find etc. That why I am enjoying using <a href="http://www.mepath.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mepath</span>.com</a> (NB. I am the founder) to gain an insight into the lifestyle, training to food to events to injuries that are being authored by others that share a triathlete lifestyle, beginner to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Olympian</span>.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-55318877625658127382009-03-04T01:56:00.000-08:002009-03-04T02:09:07.878-08:002/3 rds swimmingI'm getting into a routine swimming once a week. The solution to the routine has been to swim at what I call two thirds space. So, instead of 3000 metres in an hour the mileage is nearer 2000. But I keep to a structure of a warm up, kick and drills before a butterfly set and then some hundreds. I should keeping a better track of my heart beats too, I found this <a href="http://the17thman.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/heart-rates-swimming.html">post</a> via the mepath <a href="http://www.aboynejames.co.uk/lifestylelinking/lifestylelinkingview.php?lifestyleiid=1">swimming activity stream</a>. I've not know the full science about heart rate and training so this was a useful find.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-8938616288494485932009-02-24T06:52:00.000-08:002009-02-24T06:58:30.732-08:00Deeside freeskiing Spring 09<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3288485626_9aa5bd1307_b.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3288485626_9aa5bd1307_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Last week, despite a thawing week, the snow cover was holding up well on Upper Deeside Hills. However, week two of the thaw has started to make big in-roads into the cover. The higher hills, the Lochnagars of this world have kept cover but the lower hills freeskiing potential is now limited or nil.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Over the last few years, March and April have been the snowier months so things might change in favor of the Scottish free skier yet.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-28906798798100289192009-02-16T12:44:00.001-08:002009-02-16T12:47:01.533-08:00aboyne snow thaw<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboynejames/3284888171/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3531/3284888171_49ddb699f7_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboynejames/3284888171/">aboyne snow thaw</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/aboynejames/">ecotorch</a></span></div>The temperatures have risen dramatically today, we have been used to nearer -10c than the 10c it is at right now. The thaw of the snow has revealed where the big snow field are and that means where the best freeskiing potential lies. And I am pleased to say there is a lot of potential if we get the cooler conditions to return.<br clear="all">aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22912324.post-47911288034640506442009-02-03T03:35:00.001-08:002009-02-03T03:40:17.562-08:00butterfly on timePut in a 200m set in of butterfly at training last night. Some drills before full stroke and whether due to that or by luck, the timing of my stroke felt spot on. No <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">awkwardness</span> in breathing, everything felt in sync, to use a skiing metaphor, in my limited powder skiing day it felt like stringing together a run of turns. <br /><br />Was zipping along at a good pace too.aboynejameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658570749866812765noreply@blogger.com0