Smooth Sailing

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motionaction

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Wiping the slate clean. Image credit goes to bawny.

Short-term goals:
  • Heal your knee
  • Lose 15 kg
Running goals (long-term):
  • Run a sub 35 min 5K in a race
  • Run a sub 30 min 5K in a race
  • Run a 10K in one go
Strength goals:
  • Do a pushup with good form
  • Do 5 pushups with good form
Self-improvement:
  • Read 50 books (20/50)
  • Read 100 books
  • Figure out what you want
  • Be a good person
  • Listen to music
Biking goals:
  • Bike 25K
  • Bike 50K
Achievements so far:
2021, 2022
What I'm currently doing:
Completed in 2023

Running:
  • Ran my first real 5k race - time: 32 min 51sec @Oaza run
Workouts:
Programs:
Challenges:

Professional Development
  • Got a special recognition award at work :)
  • Landed a new job - I start mid-September
Growth:
  • Read 20 books
Travel & fun
  • Day trip to Mozirski gaj (Mozirje flower park) with fam - April 23
  • Did the PohorJet with sis & her bf - May 1
  • & then we visited the Rossmanitova tomb - May 1
  • Day trip to the Karst region with a friend - May 2 (Križna cave, Snežnik castle & Cerkniško lake)
  • Logarska Valley to waterfall Rinka & Okrešelj hike - May 3
  • Dobrovlje Plateau hike - May 4
  • Visited Skalca waterfall - May 10
  • Went to see the opera Manon Lescaut with fam at SNG Maribor - May 14
  • Visited Sikalu Zoo with sis - May 20
  • Went to Zagreb (also visited their lovely Zoo) - May 22
  • Visited the tecno parc in Celje - May 24
  • Went to Hamburg - May 25-29 --> saw a 2-day Metallica concert with a friend (some of the best memories of my life!)
  • Went to Berlin - May 29 - June 4
  • Saw Škocjan caves with a friend - June 12
  • Did the Iška gorge small hike with a friend - June 13
  • Hiked to Žavcarjev vrh - June 17
  • Visited the Catacombs and Church of Saint Peter - June 19
  • Had an amazing birthday celebration with friends & fam - June 24
  • Trip to Vienna with a friend (we saw the Schönbrun ZOO) - June 26
  • Trip to Bratislava with the same friend - June 27
  • Attended a nice open-air acapella concert with Mom - June 30
  • Visited Art Camp with a friend & ended up at a cool random concert with another friend - July 1
  • Croatia, Serbia & Hungary road trip w/ friends & fam - July 3-13
  • Exit 2023 w/ friends & fam - July 6-10
  • Bosnia trip w/ friend - July 19-24
  • Visited Koper to see a friend - July 25
  • Pohorje hike - July 29
  • Visited Bukovniško lake - Aug 2
  • Spa Vivat - Aug 3&4
  • Celje visit + hike to Bukovica & Miklavški hrib + castle wisit w/ sis - Aug 13
  • Gardaland w/ sis - Aug 15
 
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motionaction

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Completed in 2021:

Challenges:
Workouts:
When it comes to Darebee workouts, I have this rule to count a workout as "done": if the workout has levels, I need to do each level at least 3 times, if the workout doesn't have levels, I need to do said workout at least 5 times and then I move on.
Programs:
Running:
  • Run a 5k (dm women's run - 9/1/21)
Biking:
  • Bike a 5k
  • Bike a 10k
Hiking:
Self-improvement:
  • Read 5 books
 
motionaction

motionaction

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Rogue from the Caribbean
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Posts: 92
Completed in 2022

Workouts:
Programs:
Challenges:
Personal Challenges:
Completed Events:
Professional Development:
  • Got promoted
  • Completed a leadership course
  • Completed a second leadership course
  • Completed a third leadership course
  • Completed a fourth leadership course
  • Completed a leadership training
  • Completed a second leadership training
  • Updated CV
  • Sent CV to recruiting agency
  • Sent 5 job applications
  • Landed an interview
  • Voted Leader of the Month in November 22
Summer 2022:
  • Visited Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Hiked to the top of Krofička (2083m)
  • Hiked the hard trail to the top of Donačka gora (884m) with my sis
  • Went to InMusic Festival 2022
  • Climbed the Furlan way (B/C) ferrata to the top of Gradiška tura (793m)
  • Visited my friends around my home country
  • Went to Exit 2022
  • Updated my website - has some bones, now I need to start adding more material.. but it'll do for now
  • Sent out 5 more job applications
  • 2-day trip of Postojna with mom
  • 3-day trip of Soca Valley with my best friend
Meditation:
  • Headspace Take 10
  • Headspace Take 15
Running:
  • Run a sub 30 min 5K (treadmill)
Self-improvement:
  • Listened to a lot of new music
  • Held a couple of difficult conversations I didn't want to have but needed to do
  • Tried being a good friend (a couple of wins & a couple of fails)
 
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The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week total distance: 57.31 km

9/25 - Day 1
Take 10 Day 10 - DONE
Moving on to Take 15
Reading: yes
Caloric deficit: yes
Music album: Deftones - Gore
Jogging for Beginners W5S2 - 3.91 km
Total distance: 61.22 km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 8
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 1

9/26 - Day 2
Take 15 Day 1
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W5S3 - 4.04 km
Total distance: 65.26 km
60 Days of Cardio Lvl 2 Days 57 & 58
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 9
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 2

Evening:
TV workout
Upper Body Sculpt

9/27 - Day 3
Take 15 Day 2
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes - DONE with a book
Gamer - DONE
60 Days of Cardio Lvl 2 Days 59 & 60 - DONE with Lvl 2; Lvl 3 Day 58
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 10
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 3
Tug of War
 
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Posts: 92
@NancyTree @Fremen @Whirly @Anek @BetaCorvi @Hbomb - thank you all!

The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week total distance: 65.26 km

9/28 Day 4
Take 15 Day 3
Caloric Deficit: eating at maintenance
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 1
60 Days of Cardio Lvl 3 Days 59 & 60 - DONE with the program, badge day :)
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 11
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 4

9/29 Day 5
Take 15 Day 4
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Music album: James Vincent McMorrow - Grapefruit Season (2/5)
Jogging for Beginners W6S1 - 3.53 km
Total distance: 68.79km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 12
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 5
Liber 8

9/30 Day 6
Take 15 Day 5
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Music album: Royksopp - Senior (3/5)
TV Workout
Basic Training Workout A
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 13
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 6

10/1 Day 7
Take 15 Day 6
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 2
Upper Body Sculpt
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 14
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 7

10/2 Day 8
Take 15 Day 7
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W6S2 - 3.66 km
Total distance: 72.45km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 15
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 8

10/3 Day 9
Take 15 Day 8
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W6S3 - 3.79 km
Total distance: 76.24 km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 16
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 9

10/4 Day 10
Take 15 Day 9
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Music album: Butcher Brown - All Purpose Music (4/5)
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 3
Upper Body Sculpt
Basic Training Workout B
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 17
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 10
Anchor'd

10/5 Day 11
Take 15 Day 10
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
TV Workout - DONE
Basic Training Workout A
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 4
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 18
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 11
 
motionaction

motionaction

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Posts: 92
The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week total distance: 76.24 km

10/6 Day 12
Take 15 Day 11
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W7S1 - 3.64 km
Total distance: 79.88 km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 19
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 12
Tug of War - DONE

Evening
5k treadmill run - 28min 28sec!! :)
5k + cool down distance: 5.48 km
Total distance: 85.36 km
I achieved my personal goal ahead of time!

10/7 Day 13
Take 15 Day 12
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Music album: Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia (5/5)
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 20

10/8 Day 14
Take 15 Day 13
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 5
Basic Training Workout B
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 20
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 13

10/9 Day 15
Take 15 Day 14
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W7S2 - 3.8 km
Total distance: 89.16km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 21
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 14
Liber 8 - DONE

10/10 Day 16
Take 15 Day 15 - DONE
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Mermaid Lvl 1
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 6
Basic Training Workout A
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 22
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 15

Evening:
Jogging for Beginners W7S3 - 3.93 km
Total distance: 93.09 km
 
JohnStrong

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Posts: 457
"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Socrates"
Congratulations on Take 15! :gotthis:
 
motionaction

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@JCU @Fremen @JohnStrong @Montserrat @Sif_Shepard @Anek @NancyTree - thank you!! :)

The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week total distance: 93.09 km

10/11 Day 17
Take 20 Day 1
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: no
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 7
Upper Body Sculpt
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 23

10/12 Day 18
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: no
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 24

10/13 Day 19
Take 20 Day 1 - I'm restarting this
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: no
Mermaid Lvl 1
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 8
Basic Training Workout A
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 25
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 16
Anchor'd

10/14 Day 20
Take 20 Day 2
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W8S1 - 4.08 km
Total distance: 97.17 km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 26
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 17

10/15 Day 21
Take 20 Day 3
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 9
Basic Training Workout A
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 27
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 18
Stronghold - DONE

10/16 Day 22
Take 20 Day 4
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: no
Jogging for Beginners W8S2 - 3.88 km
Total distance: 101.05 km

10/17 Day 23
Take 20 Day 5
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Music album: Nafta - Nafta (6/5)
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 10
Basic Training Workout B
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 28

10/18 Day 24
Take 20 Day
Caloric deficit: maybe?
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 11
Basic Training Workout A
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 29
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 19

Evening: Jogging for Beginners W8S3 - 4.43 km
Total distance: 105.48 km

10/19 Day 25
Swimming in Bermuda - BIG, big waves :)
Didn't really do anything else. Also had a hangover. Also also had a pretty good day.

10/20 Day 26
Another rest day
Pretty busy work day + I finally had s chance to catch up on some sleep.

10/21 Day 27
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W9S1 - 4.97 km
Total distance: 110.45 km
Touch Your Toes Challenge Day 30 - DONE
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 20

10/22 Day 28
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: no
Mermaid Lvl 1 - moving on to Lvl 2
Basic Training Workout B
1-min Yoga Day 21
Back Fix

10/23 Day 29
Take 29 Day 1 - I restarted this because I wasn't taking my meditations seriously DURING the meditation sessions... Here we go again!
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W9S3 - 5.16 km
Total distance: 115.61 km
1-min Yoga Day 22
Anchor'd - DONE

Evening:
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Days 12 & 13
Upper Body Sculpt - DONE
Posture Workout

10/24 Day 30
1-min Yoga Day 23
 
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@JCU @Montserrat @Froud @NancyTree @Fremen @Anek @Sif_Shepard - Thank you!!

10/25 Day 31
Take 20 Day 2
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Days 14&15
Jogging for Beginners W9S3 - 5.36 km
Total distance: 120.97km
1-min Yoga Day 24
Back Fix

10/26 Day 32
Take 20 Day 3
Caloric deficit: maintenance
Reading: yes
Music album: A Perfect Circle - eMOTIVe
Mermaid Lvl 2
Basic Training Workout A
1-min Yoga Day 25
Body Flow

Afternoon:
Jogging for Beginners W10S1 - 5.1 km
Total distance: 126.07 km
1-min Yoga Day 26

10/27 Day 33
Take 20 Day 4
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
1-min Yoga Day 27
Jogging for Beginners W10S2 - 5.32 km
Total distance: 131.39 km

10/28 Day 34
Take 20 Day 5
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: no
Music album: Drab Majesty - The Demonstration
1-min Yoga Day 28

10/29 Day 35
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: no
Music album: Moderat - Moderat (10/10?)
Jogging for Beginners W10S3 - 5.54 km
Total distance: 136.93 km
1-min Yoga Day 29
Back Fix

10/30 Day 36
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Music album: Aurora - Infections of a Different Kind Step 1 (11/10)?
Swimming in the Caribbean sea

10/31 Day 37
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
1-min Yoga Challenge Day 30 - DONE

11/1 Day 38
Take 20 Day 6
Caloric deficit: maintenance
Reading: no
Basic Training Workout B - DONE with Basic Training
Ironborn Day 1
Balance Yoga

11/2 Day 39
Take 20 Day 7
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: no
Music Album: Laibach - Neu Konservatiw
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Days 16 & 17
Ironborn Day 2
Posture Workout

11/3 Day 40
Take 20 Day 8
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes

Morning
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Days 18 - 22
First Thing Push-ups Day 1
Back Fix

Evening
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 23
Ironborn Day 3
Splits Challenge Day 1

11/4 Day 41
Take 20 Day 9
Caloric deficit: yea
Reading: yes

Morning
Mermaid Lvl 2
First Thing Push-ups Day 2
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 24
Ironborn Day 4
Body Flow

Evening
Ironborn Days 5 & 6
Back Fix - DONE
Splits Challenge Day 2

11/5 Day 42
Caloric deficit: no
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W11S1 - 5.8 km
Total distance: 142.73 km
Splits Challenge Day 3
 
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@JCU @NancyTree @Silent Wolf @Fremen @Sif_Shepard - Thank you!! :)

Progress
The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week's total distance: 142.73 km

11/6 Day 43
Take 20 Day 10
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Days 25-29
First Thing Push-ups Days 3 & 4
Ironborn Day 7

11/7 Day 44
Take 20 Day 11
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Day 1
Posture Workout
Ironborn Days 8&9
First Thing Push-ups Day 5

11/8 Day 45
Caloric deficit:
Reading:
Jogging for Beginners W11S2 - 6.05 km
Total distance: 148.78 km
Balance Yoga

Evening
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Day 2
First Thing Push-ups Day 6
Ironborn Day 10

11/9 Day 46
Jogging for Beginners W11S3 - 6.32 km
Total distance: 155.1 km

11/10 Day 47
Reading: yes
Total rest day - I think I really needed it

11/11 Day 48
Music album: Troupeau bleu - Cortex
Take 20 Day 12 - redo
Caloric deficit: yes
Reading: yes
Jogging for Beginners W12S1 - 5.19 km
Total distance: 160.29 km
Balance Yoga

Evening
Foundation Light Lvl 1 Day 30 - DONE with Lvl 1; Lvl 2 Day 3
Ironborn Day 11
First Thing Push-ups Day 7
Body Flow

11/12 Day 49
Music album: Rosalía - MOTOMAMI
Caloric deficit: maintenance
Reading: yes
Mermaid Lvl 2 - moving on to Lvl 3
First Thing Push-ups Day 8
Ironborn Day 12
Posture Workout

11/13 Day 50
Jogging for Beginners W12S2 - 5.15 km
Total distance: 165.44 km
Balance Yoga

Evening
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Days 4&5
Ironborn Day 13

11/14 Day 51
Reading
Swimming in Mexico
Jogging for Beginners W12S3 - 5.55 km - this was a sub 30 min 5k run + a 5 min cooldown
Total distance: 170.99 km
I'm DONE with Jogging for Beginners

11/15 Day 52
Mermaid Lvl 3
Ironborn Day 14
Body Flow

11/16 Day 53
Reading: yes
Guitar: yes
Hal Higdon's 5k Novice Training Plan - 2.5 km
Total distance: 173.49 km

Today is my final rest day for the Running Training Plan which I have followed for 12 weeks. I will take some time off from running, a week or two. When I finish Ironborn, my next Program will be a running-based program (Hal Higdon's Novice 5k Training plan - I will keep it light). My new training plan will be Guardian, I'll follow this for the next 12 weeks. Challenges, warm-up, and stretching remain as is.

Work has been super stressful lately and I feel like I'm not as present as I should be... I've been struggling with meditation but I just need some time to relax and chill. I'll be revisiting Take 20 when I'm ready.
 
motionaction

motionaction

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Posts: 92
@JCU @Silent Wolf @Fremen - Thank you!

The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week total distance: 173.49 km

11/18
5 k run - new PB: 27 min 11 sec + 5 min cool down, final distance: 5.49 km
Total distance: 178.98 km
Reading: yes

11/19
5k Novice Training Plan W1S2 - 2.82 km
Total distance: 181.8 km
Reading: yes

11/20
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Days 6-8
First Thing Push-ups Day 9
Ctrl+Alt+Shift - DONE
Finished reading The Hobbit!! (14/20)

11/22
Music album: Nightwish - Once
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Day 9
First Thing Push-ups Day 10
Ironborn Day 15
Balance Yoga - DONE

Evening
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Day
Ironborn Days 16&17
Posture Workout - DONE

11/23
5k Novice Training Plan W1S3 - 2.81 km
Total distance: 184.61 km
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Day 11
Ironborn Day 18

11/24
Album: Motionless In White - Disguise
5k Novice Training Plan W1S4, walking - distance: 2.64 km
Total distance: 187.25km
Confessor Lvl 3
Body Flow - DONE

11/25
Foundation Light Lvl 2 Days 12-14
Battle Mage
First Thing Push-ups Day 11

11/26
First Thing Push-ups Day 12

11/27
Music album: Hatebreed - The Rise of Brutality
Mermaid Lvl 3
First Thing Push-ups Day 13
Ironborn Days 19&20

11/28
5K Novice Training W2S1 - 3.23 km
Total distance: 190.48 km
The Finisher

11/29
Felt like shit the whole day, rest.

11/30
5K Novice Training W2S2 - 2.82km
Total distance: 193.3 km

Not sure if I'm getting sick or if I'm experiencing some sort of a burnout. This is why lately workouts have been a bit light. I feel better after running but can't really push myself too much.
 
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motionaction

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Rogue from the Caribbean
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Posts: 92
@JCU @Nanna Io @Silent Wolf @Fremen @Whirly @Anek @NancyTree @mavie @Froud - Thank you!! :love:

The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week total distance: 193.3 km

12/01
5K Novice Training Plan - 3.23 km
Total distance: 196.53 km

12/02
Ironborn Day 21

I took 2 days off. I'll do a workout today and then we'll go from there. My body just needs a lot of sleep but I am starting to feel much better.
 
motionaction

motionaction

Well-known member
Rogue from the Caribbean
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Posts: 92
The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous week total distance: 196.53 km

12/05
Music album: Muse - Absolution
5k Novice Training Walk week 2 - 3.13km
Total distance: 199.66 km
Ironborn Days 21 & 22
Stakeout
Caloric deficit: yes

12/06
Music album: Bonobo - The North Borders Tour Live
Swimming in Nassau
5k Novice Training W3S1 - 3.61 km
Total distance: 203.27 km
Stakeout
Caloric deficit: yes

12/07
Finished reading a book: Amanda Lovelace - the princess saves herself in this one
5k Novice Training W3S2 - 2.83 km
Total distance: 206.1 km

12/08
5K Novice Training W3S3 - 3.62 km
Total distance: 209.72 km

xxxxxx

12/10
5K Novice Training W4S1 (I still need to do the walk from last week) - 4.02 km
Total distance: 213.74 km
Ironborn Day 23

12/11
5K Novice Training W3 40 min walk - 3.55 km
Total distance: 217.29 km
Ironborn Day 24
Flexible Today
 
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