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motionaction

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Just a quick log for the record - I am dealing with a pretty bad residual burnout from my last contract, so my training is slow but steady. I will do the 5k run on the 20th but I'm not planning on doing any personal records. My current goal is to run it in one piece and that's it.

I landed a job at another company with much better pay and conditions. I start in September.

In the meantime, I've tried enjoying life as much as possible. Here's a list of a couple of things I've done so far:
  • 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
still doing the Hobbit challenge, right now I'm at 400,52 km. I'm still traveling along the East road. (:
 
motionaction

motionaction

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Thank you all for your wonderful wishes!

I've been enjoying my vacay with full steam, here's what I've been up to:
  • Visited Sikalu Zoo with sis - May 20
  • Went to Zagreb (and 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
I also finished a 5k race with my time being 32 min and 51 sec. I have been fairly active as well and my Hobbit Challenge current distance is 433,51 km.

I finally managed to visit the doctor about my knee injury and it turns out that I have a torn ligament. This basically means I'm not allowed to do anything that would put too much pressure on my knee. I'll have some therapy and I'll get steroid injections. My doctor will consult surgeons if surgery is needed but for now, it looks like therapy should be enough. I am allowed to swim and bike so I'll be doing more of that.

My month has been all over the place again but I'll try to check in more often. If anyone has an Insta acc and wants to connect over there, I'm fairly active over there. You can find me here.
 
motionaction

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My month has been VERY dynamic once again:

The Hobbit challenge distance: 1,528.88 km
Previous log's total distance: 433,51 km

7/1
Visited Art Camp with a friend
Saw a cool random concert with another friend
Duolingo

7/2
Duolingo

7/3
Duolingo
Zen Day 1
Trip to Slavonija, Croatia

7/4
Zen Day 2
Duolingo
Trip to Belgrade
Reading

7/5
Zen Day 3
Duolingo
Reading
Wonderful day in Belgrade

7/6
Zen Day 4
Duolingo
Reading
Belgrade+ Exit fest day 1 (did about 16k steps)

7/7
Zen Day 5
Duolingo
Reading
Exit fest day 2 (29k steps)

7/8
Zen Day 6
Duolingo
Reading
Exit fest day 3 (37k steps)

7/9
Duolingo
Reading
Exit fest day 3 (36k steps)

7/10
Duolingo
Reading
Exit Day 4 (32k steps)

7/11
Duolingo
Reading
Trip to Croatia (23k steps)

7/12
Duolingo
Reading
Trip to Croatia & Hungary (19k steps)

7/13
Duolingo
Reading
Hungary - relaxing day (13k steps)

7/14
Duolingo
Reading

7/15
Duolingo
Reading
Zen Day 7

7/16
Zen Day 8

7/17
Zen Day 9
Duolingo

7/18
Duolingo
Reading

7/19
Duolingo
Trip to Bosnia with a friend - looong day

7/20
Duolingo
Zen day 10
Bosnia trip Day 2

7/21
Zen Day 11
Bosnia trip Day 3
Duolingo

7/22
Bosnia Trip Day 4
Little hike to Krušnica spring - 3km
Total distance: 436.51 km
Duolingo

7/23
Bosnia Trip Day 5
Una river rafting - 15 km
Total distance: 451.51 km
Duolingo

7/24
End of the trip
Swimming in Krušnica river (and getting out of the water faster than the Flash because I was bathing with snakes!)
Duolingo

7/25
Met with a friend after 2 years in Koper - lots of walking
Duolingo

7/26
Duolingo
Knee rehab therapy - Day 1

7/27
Duolingo
Knee rehab therapy - Day 2

7/28
Duolingo
Knee rehab therapy - Day 3

7/29
Duolingo
Pohorje hike - 17.5 km, 500 m of elevation
Total distance: 469.01 km

7/30
Duolingo

7/31
Duoling
Rehab Day 4

8/1
Duolingo
Rehab Day 5

8/2
Rehab Day 6
Short walk around Bukovniško lake - 4.7 km
Total distance: 473.71 km

8/3
Rehab Day 7
Spa day - swimming & relaxing in thermal water

8/4
Rehab Day 8 - last day!
Spa day - same as yesterday

Some notes:
  • Started and finished knee physio - I did the treatment and I got a custom-made workout that I need to be doing as much as possible
  • I should refrain from kneeling, squatting, and similar types of exercises, which is why I stopped doing Zen, as it contains kneeling exercises. I do have some swelling in my knee so when it's completely healed, I'll be able to do more. Also, no running, hiking on steep mountains, or anything that puts too much strain on my knee.
  • I need to lose some weight because I gained it due to my lack of activity (and I've been eating some amazing local food). It will also release some pressure on my knee.
  • I start my new contract with my new company in 2 weeks - my flight is on Aug 20th. I'm excited and scared.
  • I got a new car and it's really cool! It's the first adult purchase I've ever made so I'm excited.
  • My next big life goal is to save up some money so that I can get my own place. I need to save enough so that I can cover the initial advance.
  • I started learning German on Duolingo!
  • I'll try to be more active here.
 
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