I opted to run on the river trail to condense the amount of walking and time needed. I think it was the right call.
Conditions were similar to Monday temperature and humidity-wise, but instead of rain, it was partly sunny, which was nice. There was a breeze, but no big gusts or anything.
The river trail was surprisingly quiet, especially given that the weather was not bad (the first few days of fall have been mostly bad). I set out with no particular goal in mind, other than maybe having a lower BPM than the last few runs. I achieved this with a BPM of 156 and overall pace of 5:43/km. A big aid in getting that pace was the first km, where I was not trying to run fast, yet ended up with a blistering (for me) pace of 5:28/km. At the high end, I got up to 5:56/km by the 3rd km, before picking the pace back up to finish.
The left hip was probably the quietest it’s been in a while, no doubt due to the smooth terrain of the river trail, while the right knee twinged briefly mid-run, and then was fine after.
Overall, a good run and I’m glad I didn’t have to face back-to-back runs in the rain. I can run in the rain, but I don’t like it.
Run 811 Average pace: 5:43/km Training status: Maintaining Location: Brunette River Trail Start: 12:28 p.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 28:47 Weather: Partly sunny Temp: 15ºC Humidity: 81-82% Wind: light to moderate BPM: 156 Weight: 166.7 Total distance to date: 5935 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (70/138/208 km)
