I was thinking about skipping today’s run after feeling some stiffness in my left knee following Wednesday’s effort, but in the end I could not resist the siren song, and headed out.
This run was a bit more conventional in terms of speed, starting out strong (this is fairly easy going clockwise, as the Avalon Trail is flat and straight) at 5:45, gradually getting slower (5:50/km by the third km) before finishing strong again (5:38/km). I had extra incentive to pick up the speed on the last km as some young guy jogged past me. The nerve. Sure, he was probably 25, but still. I tried to keep pace for a bit, then remembered “don’t destroy the knees”. Also. I was pretty close to the end, anyway.
Speaking of knees, they were fine for the run, but both felt a little stiff on the walk back. I will monitor over the weekend, and they will get at least two days off to rest and recover. The left hip, which I am thinking is acting up probably in relation to the knees, continues to make its presence known, but was again more muted, more an annoyance.
Although I headed out later than I wanted, it was still morning and the weather was perfectly cromulent. The trail was busy-ish, maybe a bit more than usual for a Friday, but there were no incidents.
In all, a good run to end the week with.
Stats:
Run 806 Average pace: 5:49/km Training status: Productive Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 10:56 a.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 29:15 Weather: Sunny Temp: 18-19ºC Humidity: 67-64% Wind: light BPM: 155 Weight: 167.0 Total distance to date: 5910 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (45/82/127 km)
