Progress

Circle 1: 500/500 completed, 458/500 correct = 91.6%
Circle 2: 500/500 completed, 482/500 correct = 96.4%
Circle 3: 500/500 completed, 475/500 correct = 95.0%
Circle 4: 500/500 completed, 483/500 correct = 96.6%
Circle 5: 500/500 completed, 485/500 correct = 97.0%

* Didnt start day 1 until 9pm, got first one wrong! Tired towards the end and got a few more wrong. Wont be home until 9pm again for day 2 - starting to realise what I might have gotten myself into.
* Didnt start day 2 until 10pm, but got 23/25 anyway.
* Day 3: 20/25, day 4: 23/25, day 5: 23/25
* Chess club night tonight, so day 6 is tomorrow
* Lost club game to a tactical blow ... oh the irony!
* Day 6: 23/25. First set of 125 is due today, a wednesday - so schedule is not quite right, sat/sun would have been better!
* Day 7: first group of 125 successfully navigated, 120/125 correct
* Day 8: 24/25, day 9: 25/25 :), day 10: 20/25, day 11: 23/25
* Won my weekend game by means of a strong tactical knockout punch :) Beat a strong junior, which was satisfying.
* Drew my club night game after "seeing" a tactical combination that didnt exist, and not seeing that there was one escape square left...
* Day 12: 21/25, day 13: 22/25, day 14: 118/125, day 15: 23/25, day 16: 23/25
* Drew my club night game after making the wrong move in a winning position :(
* Day 17: 24/25, day 18: 25/25 :), day 19: 122/125, day 20: 23/25, day 21: 25/25 :), day 22: 23/25, day 23: 24/25
* First circle finally complete, with a 91% success rate :) Circle 2 will be completed tonight.
* Second circle completed, with a 96% success rate :) Circle 3 starts tomorrow.
* Day 24: first day of circle 3 and it was pretty hard going, 154/166
* Day 25: 158/166 and much easier than the previous day
* Day 26: First set of 250, with 243 correct, luckily it was a sunday!
* Day 27: 163/168, circle 3 complete with a 95% success rate :)
* Day 28: 240/250 correct, circle 4 complete with a 96.6% success rate :)
* Hmm looks like I will finish one day early, something not quite right.. maybe I missed recording one of the days, will try to figure it out. Circle 5 is due, and I'm taking the day off work tomorrow (friday) so that I can do circle 5 and all my other preparation for the tourney.
* The End! Circle 5 complete, 485/500 correct, 97%. Now I'm just tired ...

Context

I should put my quest for better results in more context.. studying tactics is not the only thing I am doing, although it is now a major part of my training regime (for the next 30 days anyway)

I am also:

* Studying my openings (and switched to gambit openings for white earlier this year)
* Taking group lessons from a FM once a week
* Taking individual lessons from the same FM about twice a month
* Playing as many rated OTB games as possible (not many round here)
* Analysing my own games (with a little help from my german friend Fritz)
* Doing this tactics blitz thing

So, if I do achieve my goals for my next tourny, it cant be attributed entirely to the tactics blitz - but it should definately help.