I decided to do a run in the morning to try to beat predicted showers in the afternoon. It almost worked!
I headed out around 10 a.m. and did a Classic™ Brunette River trail run, starting as soon as I got there. I did mix it up slightly by opting to just run out the last km instead of going partway up the trail and turning back to try to end where I started. This meant a longer walk back at the end, which is no biggie.
Overall I think the run went well. I managed a pace of 6:05/km, which is perfectly decent considering I’m still deliberately keeping things going at a more measured pace until I get more runs in. I didn’t experience any cramps or other issues, nor did I have that “OH MY GOD WHEN IS THIS GOING TO END?!” feeling at any point. It was fine. And my BPM was still nicely low, only slightly higher than the 2K run, woo.
Given the showers yesterday, there were a generous number of slugs that required dodging and my plan to avoid rain today worked for the first 3.5 km, at which point the sky opened up and it poured…for about five minutes. Then it stopped and the sun came out. Even this was fine. It’s just nice to be outside running again.
The coyote I saw in Lower Hume Park. It was trotting along pretty casually across the field and toward the parking lot (which was empty due to the weather). The casualness is probably not a good thing. I took a photo but since I wasn’t that close, it looks like one of those typically terrible photos of Bigfoot. Or a chupacabra, which several of the guys in Discord claimed it must be.
Run 678 Average pace: 6:05/km Location: Brunette River trail Start: 10:20 a.m. Distance: 5:05 km Time: 30:45 Weather: Cloudy, showers Temp: 12ºC Humidity: 68% Wind: light BPM: 151 Weight: 174.5 Total distance to date: 4990 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (105 km)
