With the Winter Olympics mere weeks away they are trucking in “emergency snow” to make sure the slopes have enough for the events. Meanwhile down here it was another very mild day with the bonus of being sunny, too. Normally when the sun is out in January it is accompanied by briskly cold temperatures but today you could actually feel the warmth from it. Thanks, El Niño!
If i had known it was going to be so warm I’d have worn just a t-shirt and shorts and been fine — much like the 25 year old-ish runner who suddenly sprinted by me at around the 2-3k mark. I vainly tried to keep up with him but he was simply too fast and he maintained his pace for quite a distance, nearly opening up a half lap on me. But as is the case with all of these speedy types, he did a few laps and promptly left. It’s very tortoise and the hare to me (I am, as you might guess, not the hare).
Overall the run was very solid but nothing remarkable. I didn’t go in with the intention of setting a personal best in either speed or distance so the consistent performance is good for me. The trail had dried a bit more and the little mud left was starting to solidify. if the forecast is accurate that will be changing overnight, though.
The last few km my performance was fairly consistent and I mainly owe that to passing another jogger and then maintaining speed when I saw his shadow threatening to catch up. I was not going to allow that!
Results:
Total distance: 10.03 km (previous: 10.04 km)
Average time/km: 5:39/km (previous: 5:39/km)
Best time/km: 5:04/km (previous: 5:04/km)
Yes, two of the stats were identical. Talk about consistency.
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