The weather promised a high of 18C and mostly sunny, but the reality was clouds, the possibility of a shower and a temperature of 12C when I set out for my run. In other words, it was actually better for running.
I opted to go clockwise, continuing my alternating pattern. Lately I’ve been developing an affinity for the clockwise route, even if it means crossing through the marshy bits at the west end of the lake where water is now streaming across the path in at least five places. Hopefully something is done about this before boat rentals are needed to complete passage.
I didn’t have any plan for the run, but started out a bit slow. I picked up the pace on the second km and was slightly less slow. After this I got my footing and established a faster pace, ending with an overall of 5:43/km and a BPM of 146, a fair bit lower than Friday. The cooler temperatures really do seem to treat me better.
Hangdog was out, but no other regular runners. I got to see the four goslings and their parents post-run, which was fun. No hissing, even!
I didn’t experience any issues, though I encountered an issue deep into the third km. Specifically, there was a parks vehicle puttering along the trail ahead of me. The driver seemed to be going at a respectable pace and I didn’t think there’d be an issue, but it soon became obvious that I was catching up and this would become a problem at some point. I definitely did not want to pass. I began to slow my pace a little to establish more distance when the vehicle suddenly stopped and the driver stuck out one of those pickers for grabbing litter out the left side, as if signalling…something.
I could not interpret what it meant. Did he mean me to stop? Was he signalling a left turn (into the bushes?) I did not know. This seemed to be a good time top just plain pause the run, so I did. Once I deemed him sufficiently ahead, I resumed running, only to see there was an intersection in the trail ahead and he was, indeed, turning left.
I encountered no further putt-putt cars and the rest of the run was fine and dandy.
In all, a good start to the week.
Stats:
Run 1,031
Average pace: 5:43/km
Training status: Maintaining
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 10:47 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 28:45
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 12°C
Humidity: 75-72%
Wind: light
BPM: 146
Weight: 169.5 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,980 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, Samsung Galaxy S26, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (250/433/683)
Music: Shuffle play
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