Pursuit Of Excellence

Post-Dissertation - This journal is a collection of inspiring abstracts and entries, in sport, academia, in LIFE, that will truly illustrate the strength and fortitude of the human spirit. To live well, is to strive toward the pursuit of excellence. To do anything less would be to die.

"Brilliant spirits have always encountered violent opposition from medicore minds."
-- Albert Einstein --

As I reflect on my life, I cannot help but shake my head once again, for the millionth time, as my heart gets broken yet again. I have got to guard it more LOL..... This time though, the difference is not a situation of unrequited love, but moreso a question of timing.... If only I had been born 10 years earlier, if only our paths had crossed earlier, if only......

My Dad use to say that if you have to begin a statement with "If only", then the situation would probably not have come to pass, there would have not been that same attraction, as there is now. So instead of thinking on "If only" perhaps it would be more productive to think of the future, and what lies ahead, and what may come to pass....never say never

For what its worth, JH is perhaps the only man I have ever known to have woken up this passion inside of me--and I am sure it is mutual.... If only? The next chapter awaits....

Monday, March 24, 2008

Warm-Up

300m - Free Swim [no fins]
200m - Drill [with paddles]
200m - Kick [w/fins]

Pre-Set
Fins
4[4x50] - Kick
Right Arm Free
Left Arm Free
Perfect Swim

Main Set

6x50 - Free @ 2 mins w/rest included no fins

Total = 1800

Monday, March 3, 2008

Warm-Up

200m - Free Swim
200m - Choice
6x50m - Free Swim

Main Set

[All @ 20 sec rest]

8x25m - Fly kick w/fins
4x50m - Free Swim w/o fins
8x25m - Streamline drill w/fins
4x50m - Free Swim

Total = 1500

Monday, February 18, 2008

Good technique w/o today but I feel like I am in transition, between swimming and TKD... sigh like its time to go back to tkd but the problem is to a school that is so different in its approach : /

Warm-Up

200m - Free Swim w/o fins
200m - Choice
8x25m - Kick/Swim

Main Set

8x50m - Free swim [4 w/ fins; 4 w/o] 25 sec rest
6x25m - Sculling

Swim Down

200m - Choice

Total - 1350

Monday, February 11, 2008

Felt like crap today :( one of those days

Warm-Up

300m - Free Swim
200m - Free Swim

Pre-Set

6x25m - Dolphin-Flutter kick

Main Set

8x25m - Free Swim @ 20 secs rest
200m - Free Easy Swim
8x25m - Breast Stroke @ 30 sec rest
100m - Breast Stroke Easy

Total - 1350

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Not one of my best days in terms of mood. Tired and feeling pissed off. But had decent mileage

Warm-Up

100m - Free Swim
100m - Free Drill
100m - Free kick w/board
100m - Free/Fly w/o board
100m - Free Swim

Pre-Set

10x25 m Drill Free Stroke

Main Set

150m - Free Drill on 4 mins
3x100m - Free Swim on 2:40m
50m - Smooth
4x25m - Free :55
50m - Smooth

Swim Down

150m - Free Drill
50m - Breast

Total = 1600

Monday, February 4, 2008

WOOOHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO RECORD, 2000 M!!!!
Warm-Up

300m - Free Swim
4x50m - Free Side kick-Swim

Pre-Set

8x75m - Free Swim @ 20 sec rest

Main Set

4x100m - Free Swim @ 10 sec rest
8x50m - Drill:

Total = 2000m

Thursday, January 31, 2008

WOOHHOOOOO-WE R ROCKIN WE DID THE MOST TODAY. Here's to Coach ML :)
Warm-Up

150m - Free Swim
200m - Kick (IM): Free, Fly, Back no board
150m - Free Swim

Pre-Set

7x50m - Free Drill: Paddles-Buoy

Main Set

300m - Free Kick Each 100m faster
50m - Free Easy
3x100m - Free Swim @ 20secs rest
200m - Free Kick @ 20 secs rest
4x25m - Free Kick @ 20 secs rest

Warm-Down

50m - Swim
50m - Swim w/o fins

Total = 1900 m