Happy New Year!

Here's a re-cap of the past week:

Sunday Dec 30th: Swam about an hour, did the following: 
500 Free/500 back
10 x 100 kick alternate 100 KOB/same time vertical kick
10 x 50 alternate fly/back
10 x 50 alternate agility paddles/stroke maker paddles
200 easy

3200 yards

Monday Dec. 31st: Swam about an hour, did the following: 
1000 free
10 x 100 kick alternate DOB/vertical flutter
3 x 400 IM
200 easy

3400 yards

Tuesday Jan. 1: Swam about an hour, did the following: 
1000 free
 10 x 100 kick alternate DOB/vertical flutter
9 x 100 (agility paddles/stroke maker paddles/no paddles) increasing tempo trainer x5 each set of three
400 IM
100 easy

3400 yards

Thursday Jan.3: Swam about an hour, did the following: 
(note: left shoulder was bugging me a bit, did mostly kick with some fin work)
1000 free
8 x 150 (first 50 rotate IM order, second 100 kick) with same time vertical kick in btwn
200 easy

3200 yards

Friday Jan.4: Swam about an hour, did the following: 
400IM, 200 agility paddles, 200 swim fulcrum, 200 coconut paddles
4 x 500 with tempo trainer @ 8:30, speeded up tempo trainer x5 each 500 (this resulted in each 500 getting roughly 15 seconds faster than the one before)
4 x 100 kick alternate KOB/vertical kick in bwtn

3400 yards

This last practice of the week I feel really good about.  I really like training with the tempo trainer-I think it helps me hold pace and stay more focused when swimming alone.

I think this was my most successful training week since I got started again, I'm looking forward to next week!