Today was my first run since recovering from everyone’s favorite global pandemic virus, COVID-19.
It showered the entire time, which was not great, but it did give me a chance to try my new Outdoor Research jacket. I give it a solid B+:
- The pockets kept my phone and AirPods case nice and dry
- My torso remained pretty dry, with only the top of my chest getting a bit damp, since I did not zip all the way up
- The sleeves appear to have not held up as well, as my arms did get slightly damp (but not thoroughly soaked)
I think the jacket will also work well as a windbreaker for when it’s cold, though I shouldn’t need it for that until the fall.
This was also the first real rain in which I was using the third gen AirPods, and they worked fine, so thank you, Apple, for your still overpriced tech!
For the run, I opted to walk to the end of the river trail, run the 2 km back to the North Road entrance, then figure out if I wanted to call it there or continue. I opted to call it there because it was my first run in about three weeks, only my second run of the year, my first one after recovering from COVID, and also it was pouring rain.
Still, I didn’t experience any issues for those 2 km, so I am encouraged by the result. My BPM was a tad high, but not too high. My pace of 6:03/km is about what I’d expect for the amount of running I’ve done so far this year.
Stats:
Run 674 Average pace: 6:28/km Location: Burnaby Lake, CCW Start: 1:12 p.m. Distance: 5:02 km Time: 32:27 Weather: Sunny with some high cloud Temp: 18ºC Humidity: 41% Wind: light BPM: 155 Weight: 173.5 Total distance to date: 4973 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (93 km)
