Distance: 10.02 km
Weather: Sun and cloud
Temp: 18ºC
Wind: light breeze
Calories burned: 700
Average pace: 5:17/km
Total distance to date: 837 km
What better way to celebrate the nation’s birthday than with a stinking long run?
As expected, it was pretty quiet when I got to China Creek late in the afternoon. It had been cloudy for much of the day but was clearing up as I got to the park and most of the run was done under the sun, though it was not warm enough to be a bother.
My initial km was a whopping six seconds shorter than my previous run, which surprised me as I didn’t feel I was that far off my pace. However, I felt good and kept my pace consistent. In the end the consistency paid off as I ended up beating my previous best of 5:19/km by two seconds (three on my iPod but the cursed Nike+ site rounded up, as usual). As you can see by the chart below it wasn’t until the halfway point that I caught up to Tuesday’s pace but then I did a better job of maintaining my pace. I stopped at 10K despite feeling good because my right shin had been feeling tender (hence the two day layoff since the last run) and I didn’t want to push it. Both legs held up fine, though.
Joan congratulated me incorrectly for my farthest run yet. Oh, Joan, you silly but well-meaning person!
Nothing unusual at the park today, which is kind of a change of pace.
Chart (blue indicates the run was done clockwise):
| km | Jul 1 | Jun 28 | Jun 26 | Jun 23 | Jun 21 | Jun 18 | Jun 16 | Jun 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 5:04 | 4:58 | 4:59 | 4:59 | 5:00 | 4:53 | 5:05 | 5:02 |
| 2 km | 5:06 | 5:03 | 5:05 | 5:05 | 5:04 | 5:01 | 5:09 | 5:07 |
| 3 km | 5:07 | 5:05 | 5:10 | 5:09 | 5:07 | 5:04 | 5:13 | 5:10 |
| 4 km | 5:09 | 5:08 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 5:11 | 5:09 | 5:16 | 5:14 |
| 5 km | 5:11 | 5:11 | 5:15 | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:19 | 5:18 |
| 6 km | 5:12 | 5:13 | 5:19 | — | 5:15 | 5:15 | — | 5:20 |
| 7 km | 5:14 | 5:15 | 5:21 | — | 5:17 | 5:18 | — | 5:21 |
| 8 km | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:23 | — | 5:19 | 5:21 | — | 5:22 |
| 9 km | 5:17 | 5:18 | 5:25 | — | 5:20 | 5:23 | — | 5:24 |
| 10 km | 5:17 | 5:19 | 5:27 | — | 5:21 | 5:24 | — | 5:25 |
| 11 km | — | 5:19 |
