For the first time in awhile, the forecast called for showers. In fact, the weather app even said heavy rain. Gasp! As it turns out, they also predicted a lull in late morning/early afternoon, which is when I ran, and it remained dry. The titular humidity was high, but without the sun beating down on me, it didn’t feel overbearing, it just meant no DMS1Dry Mouth Syndrome.
I still go out every run concerned about the right knee, but again, it was fine. In fact, my first km was a zippy 5:46/km. This alarmed me and I went wildly in the other direction for the next one before generally averaging a pace under 6:00/km, the first time I’ve done that in some time. The lower temperature and cloud cover helped.
Also helping was keeping this a minimal run–head to the river trail (1.5 km walk) and then immediately run 5K, then turn around and come back. Oddly, even the walk there, which takes about 15 minutes, yielded an Overachieving for my training status, even though the watch had suggested a 36-minute workout. Technology!
I’m just glad my body appears to be no longer actively falling apart for the moment.
Next run should be on Wednesday, when we’re back to a mix of sun and clouds, though still cooler than normal.
Stats:
Run 789 Average pace: 5:52/km Training status: Overreaching Location: Brunette River Trail Start: 1:25 p.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 29:31 Weather: Overcast Temp: 17ºC Humidity: 79% Wind: light BPM: 152 Weight: 165.8 Total distance to date: 5825 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (495 km)
