When I woke up this morning, I was surprised to see my Garmin watch was telling me it was a Rest Day. It will normally do this on a day after a run, but i did not run yesterday. I later realized it was likely due to my body battery being low. Two nights ago my sleep score was 57/100 (poor) and last night it was 68 (fair), meaning the ol’ body battery hadn’t recharged that much due to bad sleep.
As I started today’s run, it once again reminded me it was a rest day and only suggested making the run short and low intensity. Previously, I had decided that when my watch told me it was a Rest Day, I would obey it. OBEY THE MACHINE, and all that. Today, I really wanted to get out and run, so I compromised by running a full 5K, but doing so at a much more casual pace.
That pace ended up being 6:11/km, with every km being over the six-minute mark. And that’s fine. Somewhat amusingly, this much slower pace was achieved at the exact same BPM (151) as Wednesday’s run, which was 19 seconds faster on average. Due to this more casual gait, I did not experience any issues or complications. There was a sign early on warning of a mower ahead and when I came to the intersection between the regular trail and the Piper Mill Trail, I opted for the former, because it would be easier, and maybe I’d avoid the mower.
I did avoid the mower, in that I never saw it at all while completing a full loop around the lake. I have no idea where it went.
The trail was relatively quiet as I got off to my earliest start of the year, beginning my run at 8:46 a.m. This allowed me to beat the proverbial heat, as it stayed 17C for the entire run, and the sun was only notable along the Cottonwood Trail. On the walk back, around the 9-10 km stretch the number of people increased significantly. Maybe that’s peak walking time or something.
Anyway, it was a decent run. I don’t feel bad about adopting a slower pace and was even surprised (in a good way) when at the end the watch declared my training status as Productive and not what I was fearing (Overreaching). This afternoon, I rest!
Stats:
Run 930
Average pace: 6:11/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Start: 8:46 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 31:03
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 17°C
Humidity: 78-76%
Wind: light
BPM: 151
Weight: 167.6
Total distance to date: 6,485 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: ASICS Trabuco Terra 2 (80/158/238)
Music: Private Eyes, Daryl Hall and John Oates
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