I pondered what sort of run to do and as often happens (in a good way), I ended up going for a full loop around the lake, though I’m still doing 5K. I may start ramping up next week if my knees don’t scream in protest.
Speaking of my knees, they were fine during the run, and a tiny bit stiff after, though I was also feeling the stretching pre-run in various other parts of my legs, too. Also, the left hip is still being annoying.
The run itself was a bit odd. Humidity was similar to the last run, but it was about six degrees warmer, and I was running later (in early afternoon), and this seemed to affect my speed and overall drive. I didn’t actually break the six-minute mark until my last km. On the plus side, my BPM was also significantly lower at 152. I wasn’t running hard because it was warm, basically. I can live with that. Also, it’s Monday. Could I really expect more? I say no! Apart from the temperature, it started out mostly sunny, but got increasingly cloudy toward the end, so the sun per se was not a big factor.
Overall, then, a middling but not unexpected result. The weather looks to be getting unsettled this week, so there may be actual precipitation on a run soon!
Stats:
Run 801 Average pace: 6:08/km Training status: Maintaining Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW) Start: 12:58 p.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 30:49 Weather: Partly cloudy, smoke haze Temp: 23-24ºC Humidity: 64% Wind: light to moderate BPM: 152 Weight: 167.2 Total distance to date: 5885 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (20/35/55 km)
