Blog | SLOGoing

Nov 2, 2020
3 min

A Journey to the Pool

With COVID-19 restrictions still very prominent in life, I just haven't even tried to get to the pool (which involves reserving a lane)....

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Oct 26, 2020
2 min

Bait Balls and Whales

It is a light week of swimming, with my weekdays packed with work, leaving no time to swim. The days are getting shorter so a dawn patrol...

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Jul 5, 2020
3 min

Just Gonna Swim

New wetsuit, warm waters, and sea foam make for an exciting week in the water.

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Jun 28, 2020
2 min

Shark Week

Swimming towards a shark, plus numerous confirmed sightings, had me hang up my goggles for the week.

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Jun 22, 2020
3 min

Light Week

Most weeks I am doing some sort of activity at least 6 of the days, taking one day off. This was the week to take a few days off....

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Jun 15, 2020
6 min

Exiting the Safety of the Bay

With so much swimming in the same area, it was exciting to leave the safety of the bay and venture out past the point.

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Jun 8, 2020
3 min

Getting Back in the Groove

I'm not going to lie... my three days in the mountains, coupled with all of my upcoming events and competitions being cancelled, has left...

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Jun 5, 2020
3 min

Strange Things in the Bay

Warming waters and a rescue of a sad, deflated raft lost at sea.

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May 24, 2020
4 min

The Bay is Too Small

I've been swimming solely in Avila Bay for 9 weeks now and the bay keeps getting smaller and smaller. The same old buoy route is becoming...

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May 19, 2020
3 min

Warming Up

The water is finally warming up and the conditions have been outstanding.

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May 12, 2020
4 min

Long Swim

Logging my first 4km 90 minute solo swim across the two piers.

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May 2, 2020
3 min

Hot Air, Cold Water

We have had offshore winds for a few days now, which upwells the cold water from deep in the ocean. The water temps have certainly not...

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Apr 28, 2020
4 min

The Ocean is Open

Water temperatures are still low, the weather is warm, and the ocean is open for swimming.

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Apr 19, 2020
4 min

Swim, swim, swim!

The weather stayed clear, the beach stayed open, and my schedule allowed for regular open water ocean swims.

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Apr 13, 2020
3 min

Rain & Sharks Over Swimming

Between rain and a shark sighting, swimming was not frequent. The one swim was quite dark and cold.

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Apr 5, 2020
3 min

Swimming: Back in the Water

Finally, getting regular swims back into the routine. It couldn't get more perfect.

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Mar 30, 2020
2 min

Swimming: New Normal

With pools closed and rains deterring open water swims, I am trying to settle into a new normal.

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Mar 26, 2020
4 min

Swimming Ebb

Between COVID-19 pool closures and rain-deterred ocean swim, swimming has been suspended.

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Mar 16, 2020
3 min

Swimming in Uncertainty

Training in a time of uncertainty

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Mar 15, 2020
3 min

Goggles... so many goggles

The trials and tribulations of goggles. Love them and hate them and everything in between.

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