23 days out. HRV 63 (high), but RHR jumped to 56 bpm. Warning: Not a recovery issue, but infection incoming. Swollen throat, chills, no appetite. Unbelievable obstacles lately - first the knee, now this. #hm140

26 days out. Just a boring 10k in Z2 (avg HR 135). But boring is good - it means I don't have to worry about anything going wrong. Everything is holding up. Post-run knee rehab done. Steady as she goes. #hm140

28 days out. First 18 km long run in a long time, kept it strictly in Z2 (avg HR 139 bpm). Everything is holding up perfectly - no pain, just steady progress. On track for 22.03. The mission continues. #hm140

31 Days out. 3 x 3 km threshold session with a progressive finish. Split the intervals at 4:55 -> 4:45 -> 4:35 min/km. Zero knee issues and felt a massive surge of energy in the final stretch. My chances are looking much better after today's training. My coach is giving me a 75/25 chance that I can do it on 22.03 under 1:40. The Phoenix is officially in flight. #hm140

33 days out. I am reborn. Phoenix has risen from ashes. I managed to have a 6.57km running session on the treadmill at an average pace of 6:30 min/km (Z2) and avg HR 137 bpm with no knee problems. Followed up with a serious "Repair & Stability" circuit: Bulgarian split squats, barbell hip thrusts, and reverse nordics to bulletproof my joints for the future. The aerobic base is still there. Now, the real fight for 1:40 begins. It's going to be tight, but I’m ready to suffer for it. #hm140

35 days out. Treadmill session: 4.02 km @ 13% incline, total time 46:08, avg HR 135 bpm. Controlled effort, stopped exactly at 500 kcal burn. I might have found the root cause of my “creaky knee” problem. Possibly it is just a lack of proper strength training. I introduced today Nordic Curls and Bulgarian Split Squats (3 x 10 reps with 8 kg load in supersets) and my knee already feels more stable.