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Daryl

@darealdeardeer

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🧠 Psychologist
🏊🚴🏃 Endurance athlete
🔧 Recovering 🎯 Road to Biel 100K 2027
😏 Dry humour | 👟 Team @team_pacer

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Four weeks of comeback content — and the clearest lesson is the same one recovery keeps teaching me: useful progress should change the next decision.

A good day is data, not permission to skip stages.

Swim, bike and run are not three disconnected stories. They are three tools for building one durable return to ultra-endurance.

The next content should be specific enough to save or honest enough to reply to.

What should I break down next: recovery, marathon swimming, ultrarunning or indoor cycling?

#RoadToBiel2027 #UltraEndurance #ComebackJourney #MarathonSwimming #UltraRunning #IndoorCycling by @darealdeardeer

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a month ago

People ask why I swim so much.

Above water, my head rarely shuts up. Under water: one breath, one stroke, one length.

That’s a pretty good reason to keep coming back.

#WhyISwim #SwimmingLife #UltraEndurance by @darealdeardeer

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a month ago

Which one gave me away? 😅

#SwimmingHumour #SwimmerProblems #PoolLife by @darealdeardeer

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I can explain patience. Practising it is another matter.

A clip from 2 September, when walking was part of my comeback. Apparently my psychologist brain and my athlete brain had different schedules.

#RunningComeback #UltraRunning #RoadToBiel2027 by @darealdeardeer

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3 days ago

1:50 / 100 m. What the number doesn’t show: today was about technique.

Beautiful lake views at @lidolocarno today. The heated outdoor pool is still open until tomorrow, 11 October — but it was too cold for me. You know my history with cold water. 🥶

So I chose the indoor 25 m pool: just warm enough for me, and the place for today’s technique session. I focused on clean, controlled movement rather than chasing pace, building towards next season and my next race.

This is my personal training perspective, not a benchmark for anyone else. Every swimmer has their own pace, goals and starting point.

Today’s win: swimming with purpose. 💧

#LidoLocarno #Swimming #SwimTechnique #SwimTraining #LagoMaggiore taken in Lido Locarno by @darealdeardeer

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7 days ago

This medal holds more than a result for me. There was time in the water, disappointment, and still something worth remembering.

I do not have to turn the whole day into a success story. I can keep a good memory and choose one practical next step: say what I need and ask for it earlier.

That is what I want to take into my next swim.

What would you keep from a day that did not go to plan?

#Swimming #GoodMemories #PersonalReflection by @darealdeardeer

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7 days ago

A small inner dialogue between the athlete and the therapist in me.

Feeling unheard reminded me to slow down before I explain. My own experience does not tell me what every client feels. It gives me one useful thing to practise: check whether I have understood.

“Have I understood you?” is a beginning. The next part is leaving room for the answer.

What helps you feel listened to — beyond the words?

#TinyTherapist #Swimming #Listening by @darealdeardeer

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11 days ago

Wrong character. Right socks. 🐰🧦

First they changed colours. Now one wants a speaking role.

Meet my very unofficial X-SOCKS spokesperson. Nice to feet you. 😂

Thank you, @xbionic, for the socks. The questionable puppetry is entirely my own.

Sound on 🔊 Would you hire this sock?

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#XSocks #XBionic #SockPuppet #RunningHumour #NiceToFeetYou

Big Buck Bunny artwork: Blender Foundation / https://www.blender.org
CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Cropped, resized and animated into this video.
Source: https://peach.blender.org/2007/12/fluffy-puffy-peach-posters/ by @darealdeardeer

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13 days ago

One pair agreed. Three arrived. Apparently, I have a sock thing now. 🧦

Thank you, @xbionic, for taking on the challenge — and for getting the colours right. Yes, especially the pink. 😉

For now, a first look. The endurance test will have to wait until I’m medically cleared for longer runs. Honest updates to follow.

White, black or blue — which would you pick?

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#XSocks #XBionic #RunningGear #RunningComeback #RoadToBiel2027 by @darealdeardeer

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16 days ago

20,000 metres. A medal. And memories that will stay with me. 🏊‍♂️🏅

My certificate has arrived! A thank you to @lausanneaquatique and all the volunteers who made this event possible. Thank you for your time, your energy and the lovely message. 💙

Merci pour ces beaux souvenirs !

#LausanneAquatique #24HeuresDeNatation #Swimming #SwimCommunity #ThankYouVolunteers taken in Lausanne, Switzerland by @darealdeardeer

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17 days ago

20 km on my Garmin. Below 15 km according to the manual count I was told.

I'm fucking pissed off. A discrepancy that big deserves a proper review.

Garmin can get it wrong. A manual tally can too. What disappointed me most was that I didn't feel the possibility of a counting error was being taken seriously.

My pace in longer open-water swims, including Lake Zurich, makes this result hard for me to reconcile. That is a reason to investigate, not proof that my watch is right.

I appreciate this free event, the volunteers and the charitable cause. I still expect discrepancies to be taken seriously.

@lausanneaquatique: I can provide my Garmin data. Please compare it with the tally and explain the gap. I'm asking for a review and an evidence-based answer.

#Swimming #EnduranceSwimming #Lausanne by @darealdeardeer

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20 days ago

Different address. Same feeling. 🏊

#SwimmingHumour #PoolLife #WhyISwim by @darealdeardeer

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21 days ago