Sunday Sep 30 |
 | Note | |
| (rest day) |
| All day travelling back to the UK. It's cold here. |
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| C • Bastard 2 |
Saturday Sep 29 |
| Running 41:00 [3]8 km (5:08 / km) | |
| shoes: Road shoes |
| Same run as yesterday, and still no hearing in my ear. When I'm running my breathing is amplified and it feels weird. |
Friday Sep 28 |
| Running 41:00 [3]8 km (5:08 / km) | |
| shoes: Road shoes |
| Left running until 6.30pm today and it felt much better. Still light, but the sun was going down and the breeze had picked up. South down the beach, but further than previously and then back the same way with a little extra loop at the end.
Still can't hear anything out of my left ear. |
Thursday Sep 27 |
| Note | |
| (rest day) |
| Went to Waterworld Waterpark in Ayia Napa which was really fun. Spent most of the day climbing up steps (either with our without an inflatable ring) and then flying back down the water slides. The only downside was that I now can't hear anything out of my left ear.
And a big thank you to the person that put the 'Brande' sticker on p569 of my Labyrinth book. I only just discovered that today. Can't belive there are still some of those floating around. |
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| C • No way! 5 |
Wednesday Sep 26 |
| Running (Technique drills) 51:00  10 km (5:06 / km) | |
| shoes: Road shoes |
| Second day with the hire car so we went into the Troodos mountains. Did a 2 and a half hour walk round the slopes of Mount Olympus in the middle of the day and then drove up to the top after, which is at about 1920m. At the top there is...a military base, but amazing views.
Found a quiet bit of road by the beach and did the usual technique stuff. Got a proper sweat on.
When we were driving back, Emma and I saw an old (and slightly fat) man out running wearing only a pair of trainers, some speedos and a heart rate monitor. Bad bad bad. |
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| C • swot 3 |
Tuesday Sep 25 |
| Running 38:00 [3]8 km (4:45 / km) | |
| shoes: Road shoes |
| First day with a hire car so we went and visited a monastry on top of a 700m hill with great views. You weren't allowed to stop on the way up and take photos because of the military bases, but once on top you could snap away to your hearts content.
We then went to the Southern most point in Europe (which also has a militray base on it) and then went to the edge of no mans land to look at the Famagusta ghost city.
Left my run until about 5.30 and it was better, but still warm. Same as yesterday except on the way back I climbed up to a little church on a hill that I had seen the day before. |
Monday Sep 24 |
| Running 36:00 [3]7 km (5:09 / km) | |
| shoes: Road shoes |
| Thought going out running first thing would be the way forward while I was away, but I was wrong. The sun rises early and by the time I went out at 8 it was in the mid 20s with no shelter from the sun.
Headed south down the beach and then down the Protaras 'strip' with all the theme bars and neon lights. Back along the main road. |