Today was the first run in a while in which I experienced actual precipitation.
It wasn’t too bad.
It felt warmer than Monday and it mostly just drizzled, occasionally working up to a light shower. I was again surprised at how many people go out in weather like this, often without seemingly dressing for it.
I again held back a bit for this run, but not quite as much and my pace was a bit faster. My BPM was lower, which was nice.
While I experienced no issues with my actual body, there were a few minor annoyances. I decided to run with just my watch and AirPods. The AirPods worked fine, and I think even my older non-water resistant ones would have been okay in today’s weather. Because it showered on and off, I locked the watch’s display (it goes right squirrelly once it gets a little water on it) and this meant I no longer had access to the volume control for music–unless I had “Hey Siri” enabled for the AirPods–which I did not. It seems to me Apple should find some way to use the physical controls of the watch to still allow control of volume while the display is locked. Right now, turning the crown, which normally adjusts volume, works to unlock the watch. It all just feels a bit clunky.
It was nice not lugging the phone along, though.
The other annoyance was encountering a pair of people walking toward me on the trail. The width of the trail meant one of them would have to allow room for me to pass. One on the left was gabbing into her smartphone, oblivious to all around her. The other was walking a dog the size of a Clydesdale. The woman on the phone did not respond in any way to my approach and I began an awkward dance with the person walking Marmaduke (lol he’s so big!), because I had no idea how to maneuver around both her and the giant dog. I ended up squeezing between the two.
None of this would have happened if the person on the phone had unstuck her eyes from its screen for a few moments, but alas.
Other than that, the other people I passed seemed downright friendly. Some smiled or nodded or even said hello. It was a little weird. Maybe lousy weather bonds people.
Stats:
Run 666 Average pace: 6:09/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW) Start: 1:31 p.m. Distance: 5.04 km Time: 31:00 Weather: Drizzle and light showers Temp: 11ºC Humidity: 88% Wind: light BPM: 152 Weight: 177.8 Total distance to date: 4935 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (65 km)
