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Thinking Out Loud 03.19.2015

March 19, 2015 By: Runner Leana

Here we are…it is Thursday again.  That means it is time to link up with Amanda from Running With Spoons for Thinking Out Loud for some random thoughts!Thinking-Out-Loud

On Monday at physio I got permission to drop down to visits every other week!  It is nice to see progress after going to twice per week sessions back in February.  I just have to remind myself that I still need to keep up with rolling and my hip/glute/VMO strengthening exercises even if I’m not seeing my physio all the time.IMG_0436

Yesterday was a beautiful day for a run in Calgary!  Last week I complained that running felt really hard.  Yesterday felt great and my pace had dropped!IMG_0490 edit

I’ve been incorporating a couple of strength sessions a week into my schedule.  I’ve really been enjoying TRX classes lately and I’m even starting to see some itty bitty muscles starting to pop out.  When I was a kid I hated/could never do pull ups in gym class.  I still can’t do a pull up on my own, but I did several pull ups with the TRX on Tuesday!  Progress!IMG_0444

This morning was a serious sweat fest on the bike.  That was fun!  I’m kinda digging these 5 am trainer sessions.IMG_0529

Since I moved from Blogger to self hosted WordPress I am amazed at the number of spam comments that I get on my blog.  I seem to get several hundred per day!  Unfortunately there are some valid comments that seem to get caught in spam so I try to go through and approve them.Comments

And because this is Thursday and things are supposed to be random…  I leave you with a picture of the alpacas I spotted when I was at the Calgary Zoo earlier this week.IMG_0441

Tell me something random about your week!  What is your favourite animal at the zoo?

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Comments

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    Jo says

    March 19, 2015 at 10:05 am

    I LOOOOOVE TRX! I haven’t done any trx training in ages and I kinda miss it. Although, I miss any type of group-ex activity in a gym. In Canmore, we only have spin + bootcamp style classes. And a crossfit gym. I like Bodypump!

    Okay, I’m rambling and going to stop now…
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    Alyssa says

    March 19, 2015 at 10:52 am

    My favorite is definitely pandas and/or polar bears…so cuddly!
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    thesimplepeach says

    March 19, 2015 at 11:14 am

    I need to get in the habit of 5am sessions! It’s so hard getting up and going to bed early. Maybe I will have better luck next week! I love all the animals at the zoo minus the petting zoo area (too stinky)! Happy Thursday!
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    Jen says

    March 19, 2015 at 11:28 am

    I hate when legit comments go to spam but thank goodness for those filters because otherwise it would be crazy!
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    Ange says

    March 19, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    SPAM – in addition to Akismet, I also just intalled Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin and it’s cut down significantly on the amount of comments that make it through!

    Hooray for being on the mend 🙂 And having a great run!
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    Fiona says

    March 19, 2015 at 5:02 pm

    If you’re not using askismet, you should give it a try. It’s awesome! I haven’t been to the zoo in years.
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    Erica says

    March 20, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    Congrats on the great rehab news. 5am workouts – I truly am humbled by your dedication to your goals. I’m named after the sunrise and think the last time I was up at 5am was in Vegas (hadn’t gone to sleep yet). Just haven’t crossed the early morning bridge yet.
    Red Pandas! Sooo cute:)
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