A day later than expected due to being busy with other activities that went on longer than anticipated, today’s run was done under a mix of cloud and sun with a light breeze and the temperature around 17ºC. Due to the frequent rain of late the trail was rather mushy in a few spots, exacerbated by ruts from a parks board tractor driving along the trail when mowing the field.
I was concerned that my lower left leg would hurt so even though I technically planned for a 10K run, I knew a 5K was more likely. The run itself was a mix of good news/bad news.
Bad news: my left leg did start feeling sore.
Good news: It wasn’t actually painful and didn’t affect my pace.
The soreness in the leg dissipated fairly quickly after the run, even without using ice, so I am hopeful this is nothing serious. Still, I am planning on seeing a doctor or sports therapist next week to get a better handle on what’s up.
The final bit of good news is I knocked another four seconds off my average pace. I’m getting closer to where I once was, so maybe that 10K run isn’t too far off now.
Chart (bolded numbers are overall average time/km):
| Distance | June 11th | June 7th | June 4th | June 1st | April 30th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 5:08 | 5:08 | 5:07 | 5:03 | 5:03 |
| 2 km | 5:12 | 5:15 | 5:20 | 5:21 | 5:06 |
| 3 km | 5:16 | 5:21 | 5:27 | 5:33 | 5:09 |
| 4 km | 5:20 | 5:24 | 5:31 | 5:40 | 5:12 |
| 5 km | 5:24 | 5:28 | 5:34 | 5:45 | 5:16 |
