I postponed my run for a day due to my left calf getting weird and achy while I slept Tuesday night. I think it was just a weird sleeping position thing, but erred on caution.
Also, the weather was looking nicer for Thursday.
And it was nice! I mean, it was sunny and no wind, but also the coldest run of the fall yet–a chilly 3C to start and only 4C by the end. I wore two layers up top and my running pants and was fine. My arms felt a little chilly walking to the lake, but it was quite acceptable.
As expected, I warmed up pretty quickly, turning in a good first km, slowing a bit on the second, but then the third and fourth I edged over the six-minute mark. Egad. I believe this was a combination of still recovering from the week off, plus the colder temperatures. I wasn’t pushing, and as such my usual effort, plus the cold = slower. I did push a bit for the final km, which came in the fastest at 5:31/km. My overall pace of 5:50/km is still perfectly good. And my BPM was the same as Monday’s run at 155, despite the chillier temperatures.
Other than the slowly sinking boardwalk being a tad slippery in spots, the trail was fine and conditions, as noted, were otherwise pretty good. I did get some of that strobing effect when I was returning on the back half of the 5K, where the sun (still fairly low in the sky) flickered through the now bare tree branches. I could have avoided it by doing a full loop around the lake, but felt…disinclined to do so today.
Overall, though, a nice, if brisk, run. And no rain. I am likely going to run next on Saturday, and so far the forecast looks milder and decent for that.
Stats:
Run 828 Average pace: 5:50/km Training status: Maintaining Location: Burnaby Lake (CW, short loop) Start: 9:55 a.m. Distance: 5:03 km Time: 29:21 Weather: Sunny Temp: 3-4ºC Humidity: 85-82% Wind: light BPM: 155 Weight: 168.4 Total distance to date: 6030 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (165/314/479 km)
