A couple of things stood out on today’s run:
- The freakishly summer-like weather. It got up to 24C while I was out, the normal high for October 3 is 17C. I was sweating a fair bit.
- A growing awareness that my left foot is getting sore. It’s not affecting my runs yet, but it may be an indication that the orthotic in the left shoe (which is custom-designed to deal with my uniquely weird left foot) is wearing out and may need to be replaced.
- Heading out later, especially when the weather is nice is not a particularly bright move, as there were significant more people out and aboot on the trail, including a woman who managed to not see me even though I WAS RUNNING DIRECTLY TOWARD HER. Like, we were facing each other. It was actually kinds of funny. I ducked out of the way at the last moment, I could hear her apology as I darted past, so that was nice.
- I stuck to a kind of 150 BPM/just run whatever felt right pace and came in with half the run at or over 6:00/km and an overall pace squeaking just under at 5:59/km. Somehow I’m disappointed. I blame the heat, which is not something I expected to say in early October.
Speaking of the weather, here’s the 10-day forecast:
No sign of precipitation anywhere! Three days of 25C weather, including two in the second week of the month. Crazy!
The Apple Watch behaved as far as heart rate goes, but failed to record the weather, which it often does. I’m not sure how or why it’s so inconsistent grabbing weather data. It captured weather for the walks before and after the run, so…
I’m glad I got out and did the run, but today was not especially invigorating.
I did cheat and take a shot from the bridge at Deer Lake Brook, though, showing the thinning of the lily pads on Burnaby Lake (and also what I assume is smog or smoke haze from forest fires):
Stats:
Run 722 Average pace: 5:59/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW) Start: 12:15 p.m. Distance: 10.06 km Time: 60:10 Weather: Sunny Temp: 22-24ºC Humidity: 46-65% Wind: light BPM: 150 Weight: 157.8 Total distance to date: 5317 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (425 km)
