In a taste of things to come, today’s run was in light rain, with the temperature a cool-for-the-season 12ºC. Despite the inclement weather and it being a stat holiday a fair number of people were at the park, either jogging or walking their accursed dogs.
My body definitely seems to prefer cooler days when it comes to running. I had another good start (4:56) but slumped surprisingly in the 2nd km (5:03 — still a decent time). I had an excellent and very consistent second half, however, and finished with my second best time ever — 5:21, only one second off my fastest run back on February 26th.
Unlike many recent runs, there were no cramps or other bits of discomfort to slow me down. My left leg seems to be holding up fine. I think I got a bit of a mental boost from the other runners, as they were all jogging at a much more casual pace than me. I lapped several of them and you can’t help but feel a little fast when you do that, even if they’re not exactly tearing up the place themselves.
Chart (red denotes running in especially warm conditions, green denotes cramps during run):
| km | Sept 6 | Sept 2 | Aug 29 | Aug 22 | Aug 19 | Aug 11 | Aug 7 | Aug 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 4:56 | 4:54 | 4:54 | 4:59 | 5:02 | 5:07 | 5:04 | 5:02 |
| 2 km | 5:03 | 4:58 | 5:03 | 5:03 | 5:04 | 5:09 | 5:08 | 5:08 |
| 3 km | 5:07 | 5:03 | 5:09 | 5:08 | 5:08 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 5:15 |
| 4 km | 5:11 | 5:08 | 5:13 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:19 |
| 5 km | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:17 | 5:16 | 5:15 | 5:18 | 5:19 | 5:23 |
| 6 km | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:21 | 5:20 | 5:18 | 5:20 | 5:21 | 5:26 |
| 7 km | 5:18 | 5:19 | 5:23 | 5:24 | 5:21 | 5:22 | 5:23 | 5:29 |
| 8 km | 5:20 | 5:23 | 5:26 | 5:27 | 5:23 | 5:24 | 5:26 | 5:32 |
| 9 km | 5:21 | 5:26 | 5:28 | 5:30 | 5:24 | 5:26 | 5:27 | 5:35 |
| 10 km | 5:21 | 5:27 | 5:29 | 5:33 | 5:23 | 5:26 | 5:27 | 5:37 |
