49 days out. Landed at 1 AM. From mediterranean sun to -9 degrees. Thermal shock is real - even more so when using public transportation. Today is strictly for biological renewal and deep stretching. Recharging the system before the final training block. #hm140 #sub100

51 days out. 10.00 km @ 6:06 min/km. Knees are screaming from the hills. Ignored the watch, focused on mechanics to survive the terrain. Need that treadmill recovery and sauna ASAP. #hm140 #sub100

53 days out. 200km monthly volume unlocked. Over 11.5 km of interval struggle. Beautiful views, nightmare surface. Trying to hit splits on slippery Cyprus stones is a joke. The terrain killed the rhythm. Not particularly good place for training. I miss running at home.

54 days out. Operation hm140. 10.29 km @ 6:23 min/km | Avg HR: 139 bpm. Constant battle between maintaining Z2 and the hilly terrain. Had to improvise and find a flat 1km loop to execute the planned strides correctly. Tech issues with the watch display (no live pace during intervals) so I had to run by feel. #hm140 #sub100

55 days out - visited the highest peak in Cyprus on my rest day. #hm140 #sub100

56 days out. Running in Mediterranean sun. Long Run: 19.00km @ 6:20 min/km. Avg HR 142. Good execution of upper Zone 2 work in hilly terrain. Vitamin D loading. Would be nice to have an app that could monitor my heartbeat instead of constantly checking my running watch 🤔 #hm140 #sub100

57 days out. Second day of recovery. Finally my weight dropped… and almost a kilo in two days! Definitely on track with my half marathon goals.