At the break of dawn

NancyTree

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@PetiteSheWolf Pico thanks you both 😊
@Fremen @Silent Wolf @MadamMeow :tu:

Wednesday July 24th
My neighbor has an apple tree, and gave me some apples to bake an apple pie. Turned out delicious!
🙂  Hike 4.01 km
🙂  Cycling 11.70 + 11.56
🙂 Focus: yoga/stretching
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #296 Stronghold, +EC (30 sec rest)

Steps today: 8046

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (2/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (2/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (2/5)
▪️ Playing the piano (0/7)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
▪️ Going to bed in time (2/5)
🙂 Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 34/
Step streak 2 days
Daily walk streak: 1 days
Workout streak: 3 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 364 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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@CODawn thanks!

Thursday July 25th
🙂
 Run 5.53 km trail
🙂  Program Recovery, day 4
🙂 Focus:  Strength
💪 Workout #17 Gridlock, lvl 3 + EC (1 min rest)

Steps today: 9150

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (3/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (3/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (3/5)
▪️ Playing the piano (0/7)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (3/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 35/
Step streak 3 days
Daily walk streak: 0 days
Workout streak: 4 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 365 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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Friday July 26th
🙂 Walk 1.26 km
🙂  Program Recovery, day 5
🙂 Focus: Cardio
❤️ Workout #22 Falcon lvl 3 + EC (1 min rest)

Steps today: 6387

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (4/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (4/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (3/5)
▪️ Playing the piano (0/7)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (4/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 36/
Step streak 4 days
Daily walk streak: 0 days
Workout streak: 5 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 366 days. 1st day July 27th :completed: 1 year of consecutive practice on DuoLingo!
 

NancyTree

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Saturday July 27th
I'm not feeling fit today, so skipped my run. Recovery was perfect 😊
🙂  Walk 1.49 + 2.64 km through the city
🙂 Program Recovery, day 6. Fell asleep 😅

Steps today: 9625

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (5/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (5/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (3/5)
▪️ Playing the piano (0/7)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (5/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 36/
Step streak 5 days
Daily walk streak: 1 days
Workout streak: 6 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 367 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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Sunday July 28th
🙂  Cycling 3.97 + 3.90 km
🙂  Hike 7.17 km
🙂 Program Recovery, day 7

Steps today: 12672

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (6/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (6/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (3/5)
▪️ Playing the piano (0/7)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (6/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (3/2)

Darebee workouts: 36/
Step streak 6 days
Daily walk streak: 2 days
Workout streak: 7 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 368 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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Posts: 2,273
@HellYeah @PetiteSheWolf @Silent Wolf @Fremen @aku-chan @TopNotch @JCU @Haleth @MadamMeow @CODawn @Anek :thanks:

Monday July 29th
🙂  Hike 2.60 km. Beautiful sunset
🙂  Program Recovery, day 8
🙂 Focus: yoga/stretching
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #298 Anchor'd

Steps today: 7906

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (1/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (1/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (1/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (1/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (0/2)

Darebee workouts: 37/
Step streak 7 days
Workout streak: 8 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 369 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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Posts: 2,273
Tuesday July 30th
🙂  Run 5.09 km trail.

Steps today: 12040

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (2/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (2/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (2/5)
🙂 Language course (1/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (2/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (0/2)

Darebee workouts: 37/
Step streak 8 days
Workout streak: 9 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 370 days. 1st day July 27th

Pictures
Yesterday's hike

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Today's run

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NancyTree

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Wednesday July 31st
🙂  Hike 4.78 km
🙂  Program Recovery, day 9
🙂 Focus: Combat
🤛 Workout #76 Boxer, lvl 1, +EC (30 sec rest). I've postponed this one for some time now. Pushed myself to start, and allow to dobit "only" at lvl 1. Rather get it done right, than quit halfway because I aimed too high.

Steps today: 13090

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (3/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (3/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (3/5)
🙂 Language course (2/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (3/5)
🙂 Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 38/
Step streak 9 days
Workout streak: 10 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 371 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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July summary
Days of exercise: 31/31
Run: 50.11 km
Hike/walk 60.63 km
Steps: 270345

June:
Days of exercise: 28/30
Run: 23.27 km
Hike/walk 67.66 km

Steps: 272083

Made more kms, but less steps. Possibly because of a few days in which I physically felt not very well, so missed some step days.

I abandoned the daily walk streak (for a Garmin badge); if I'm running I also have the benefits, but I don't have the time nor energy left to do also a walk (which is also unnecessary for the benefits of it).
It is too demotivating to see my streak get back to 0 every other day.

I have to redefine what I find a "workout streak". I wanted it to motivate myself to do 15 minutes of training every day. But often on run days I don't do anything else, while I have had a decent cardio training with it. Strava gives me a 31/31 days of exercise.
I'm not sure what my aim is here. The streak itself should not be my goal.. I think I want to train more various than only my runs and hikes, to gain some overall strength and support muscles for my runs to be strong. Maybe I should start with a goal of Darebee training like 4 times a week? To make it more reachable, and expand it when that goes well?
 

NancyTree

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Thursday August 1st
🙂 Run 5.54 km 115m elev. In the rain, was lovely

Steps today: 10158

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (4/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (4/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (4/5)
🙂 Language course (3/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (4/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 38/
Step streak 10 days
Workout streak: 11 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 372 days. 1st day July 27th

Picture

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NancyTree

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Friday August 2nd
🙂  Walk 3.38 km
🙂 Program Recovery, day 10
🙂 Focus: Yoga/stretching
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #264 Five Rites, the EC seems not right
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #299 Tug of War, here also seems the EC not right
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #300 Far Point, another questionable EC

Steps today: 9750

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (5/7)
▪️ Healthy dinner (4/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (5/5)
▪️ Language course (3/7)
▪️ Going to bed in time (4/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 42/
Step streak 11 days
Workout streak: 12 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 373 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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Saturday August 3rd
Today I went by bike to my brother and sister in law. I miscalculated a bit and it turned out to be almost 20 km one way. At first I wanted to hold on to my run, because it's on my schedule and I only had 1000 steps. But, what is reason? My legs were toast and I want to go for a long hike tomorrow. So no stupidities. I'm proud of myself. A few years ago I would've pushed through.
🙂  Cycling 16.27 km + 19.40 km
🙂  Program Recovery, day 11
🙂 Focus: strength
💪 Workout #20 Barbarian, lvl 3, +EC (1 min rest)

Steps today: 1421

Goals progress
▪️ 5000 steps (5/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (5/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (5/5)
▪️ Language course (3/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (5/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (2/2)

Darebee workouts: 44/2336
Step streak 0 days
Workout streak: 13 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 374 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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Posts: 2,273
Sunday August 4th
I wanted to do yoga before bed, but I forgot :facepalm:
🙂  Hike 10.79 km through the countryside

Steps today: 15869

Goals progress
🙂
5000 steps (6/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (6/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (5/5)
▪️ Language course (3/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (6/5)
🙂 Doing 2 chores a week (4/2)

Darebee workouts: 44/2336
Step streak 1 days
Workout streak: 0 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 375 days. 1st day July 27th

Pictures

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NancyTree

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@JCU thanks 😊

Monday August 5th
🙂
 Run 5.69 km trail
🙂  Program Recovery, day 12
🙂 Focus: Yoga/Stretching
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #303 Bowman.
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #304 Liber8

Steps today: 11764

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (1/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (1/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (1/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (1/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (0/2)

Darebee workouts: 46/2336
Step streak 2 days
Workout streak: 0 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 375 days. 1st day July 27th
 

NancyTree

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Tuesday August 6th
🙂  Program Recovery , day 13
🙂 Focus: cardio
❤️ Workout #23 Cardio punch, lvl 3, +EC (1 min rest)

Steps today: 5724

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (2/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (2/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (1/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
▪️ Going to bed in time (1/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (0/2)

Darebee workouts: 47/2336
Step streak 3 days
Workout streak: 1 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 376 days. 1st day July 27th 2023
 

NancyTree

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Wednesday August 7th
Wanted to do my workout in the evening, but when I went upstairs for it, I forgot and got into my evening routine and ended up in bed.
🙂  Cycling 12.08 km
🙂  Hike 4.53 km

Steps today: 7443

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (3/7)
▪️ Healthy dinner (2/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (2/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (2/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (0/2)

Darebee workouts: 47/2336
Step streak 4 days
Workout streak: 0 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 377 days. 1st day July 27th 2023

Pictures

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NancyTree

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Thursday August 8th
🙂  Run 6.10 km, trail. I'm feeling really good physically, and the run was great.
🙂  Program Recovery, day 14
🙂 Focus: strength
💪 Workout #26 Ab Mod, +EC (no rest)

Steps today: 12622

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (4/7)
🙂 Healthy dinner (3/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (3/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (3/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (0/2)

Darebee workouts: 48/2336
Step streak 5 days
Workout streak: 1 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 378 days. 1st day July 27th 2023

Pictures

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NancyTree

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Friday August 9th
🙂  Walk
🙂  Program Recovery, day 15 :completed:
🙂 Focus: Cardio
❤️ Workout #24 Cardio crunch, lvl 3, +EC (1 min rest)

Steps 11220

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (5/7)
▪️ Healthy dinner (3/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (3/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (4/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (0/2)

Darebee workouts: 49/2336
Step streak 6 days
Workout streak: 2 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 379 days. 1st day July 27th 2023
 

NancyTree

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@HellYeah @graoumia @JCU @Silent Wolf @Fremen @PetiteSheWolf @Anek :tu:

Saturday August 10th
Busy morning, with gardening, cleaning the aquarium, organising my Donald Duck magazines, laundry, and workout + a run. Then went to my mom, where we wrote some postcards, played a game of scrabble (my mom won) and went to the snackbar for fries. When I came home I was toast and fell asleep on the couch.
🙂  Run 3.58 km trail
🙂  Program ZEN, day 1.
🙂 Focus: yoga/stretching
🧘🏼‍♀️ Workout #311 Acrobat, lvl 1, no EC

Steps today: 8758

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (6/7)
▪️ Healthy dinner (3/5)
🙂 Reasonable snacks (4/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (5/5)
🙂 Doing 2 chores a week (3/2)

Darebee workouts: 50/2337
Step streak 7 days
Workout streak: 3 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 380 days. 1st day July 27th 2023

Pictures

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NancyTree

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@SlothEnergy it's one of my favorites
@MadamMeow thanks!

Sunday August 11th
🙂  Hike 12.15 km. we went to a heather field, but it was dissapointing. The route was called 'heather route', but it didn't go to the heather at all, so we extended the route through the field, but it was poorly maintained so it was overgrown.. besides that, the weather was perfect for a long hike.
🙂 Program ZEN, day 2

Steps today: 17776

Goals progress
🙂 5000 steps (7/7)
▪️ Healthy dinner (3/5)
▪️ Reasonable snacks (4/5)
▪️ Language course (0/7)
🙂 Going to bed in time (6/5)
▪️ Doing 2 chores a week (3/2)

Darebee workouts: 50/2337
Step streak 8 days
Workout streak: 4 days
Duolingo (hard) streak: 381 days. 1st day July 27th 2023

Pictures

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