Conditions were back to normal, so I slathered on the sunblock before heading out today, though I skipped the water bottle, as humidity was still sufficiently high (and remained so for the duration). I opted to go clockwise and started stronger than expected with an opening pace of 5:45/km. This fixed itself shortly after. 
I was somewhat concerned going in, but not because of the knees. My left hip was acting up just walking to the lake, but it actually didn’t prove to be a factor in the run. Various tendons and muscles protested a bit during the run, mostly from stretching, I think, and as I type this the knees themselves seem to be holding up.
My shoes both have conveniently gravel-sized holes in them. The left one has a hole that is becoming more of a rift, and after the run I emptied a lot of small gravel from it. The right shoe has a single, smaller hole, yet a sizeable chunk of gravel managed to perfectly negotiate the hole and get under my foot. What I’m saying is it’s time for new shoes.
I felt okay during the run, though my pace dropped with each km, until I finally reversed in the last one and came in under at 5:55/km, a bit slow for the “easy” way, but I’ll take it. OTOH, my BPM was a mere 149, so maybe I was just slacking!
I saw a family of four on bikes post-run near the athletic fields. They were resting alongside the trail when I started my walk out, and I never saw them again, so maybe they did not actually attempt to further ride on the trail like the bad, very wrong people they were!
A few dogs were off-leash, too, but fortunately well-behaved. I guess it was Rules-free Friday or something. I also had to dodge both a guy with a weed whacker and another with a full-size mower thingie on a tractor. So much dodging.
Surprisingly, after the run, I had enough pep to keep up a decent walking pace. This is encouraging!
Anyway, the run was overall fine. Next week is looking to be very hot, and I am not looking forward to it, but we shall see.
Stats:
Run 796 Average pace: 5:55/km Training status: Maintaining Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 11:05 a.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 29:43 Weather: Sunny Temp: 21ºC Humidity: 64% Wind: light BPM: 149 Weight: 167.0 Total distance to date: 5860 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (530 km)
