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Long Free

It's a good thing I got a good long swim in this morning because my son is here at the office with me, which presents a tough working situation and could potentially frazzle me if I had not swum out my negative energy earlier. Yay for swimming!

*warmup
400 free
6 x 100's free (2 on 130, 2 on 125, 2 on 120, 1 under 115)

*with fins
3 x 600's:
one done as descending 200's
one done as 200 free, 200 IM, 200 free
one done as limited breathing free (every 7th, every 5th, every 3rd breath, by 200)

1 x 600 done as repeating 200 pattern
pattern:
50 flutter kick
50 backstroke
50 limited breathing free (6 per 50)
50 fast free or fly

1 x 400 done as same repeating 200 pattern

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