The weather was slightly warmer today, but with the sun tucked behind the clouds, it still felt a bit chilly, so two layers did not feel over-dressed.
I opted to do a regular 5K around the lake and walk the rest of the way out–what I had planned to do on my aborted Friday run.
It went well, for the most part. Again, I did not feel any real stiffness while running, but tried to keep my pace reasonable. I mostly did this, though was faster than last Wednesday. My legs did start feeling stiff post-run, but strangely, around the last km or so the stiffness suddenly started dissipating, as if the muscles were magically starting to limber up.
If I had to guess, I’d say I should be able to run on Wednesday. The Forerunner classified today’s run as “strained”, like it knew something was up!
As for limbs, while mine remained intact, there’s a tree just before the second boardwalk (when heading clockwise) that has a very big branch that has been leaning more and more precariously over the trail. I already had to swing over to the left to avoid bonking my head on it (I prefer not to duck ‘n run if I can help it). Today, that branch is gone! It has been sent to tree heaven courtesy a parks worker and their chainsaw.
Overall, I didn’t feel bad, though obviously the shorter and more intermittent runs of late mean I’m not exactly at peak performance right now. I’m content to slowly build back up as the weather (hopefully) improves.
I’m undecided on Wednesday. I will probably wait to see how I feel that morning.
Bonus view of Still Creek, post-run:
Stats:
Run 773 Average pace: 5:45/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 11:43 a.m. Distance: 5.04 km Time: 28:59 Weather: Cloudy Temp: 9-10ºC Humidity: 87% Wind: low BPM: 153 Weight: 165.8 Total distance to date: 5750 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (422 km)
