Today it was all about the differences in conditions:
- It was cloudy (not sunny)
- It was only 18°C (not 25°C)
- It was humid as all get-out (85% to start)
The humidity prevented dry mouth but surprisingly wasn’t a big factor, either negatively or positively. I sweated, but not profusely.
The pace breakdown for each km was:
- 6:12
- 6:16
- 6:01
The last was only 500m, but it’s interesting that my pace improved so much because I didn’t feel like I was pushing. I did try extending my stride a bit instead and maybe that helped. Also the smaller gap between the first and second km is welcome after seeing the bottom fall out on previous runs.
I did a short loop going clockwise and originally planned to turn around after crossing the first boardwalk, but as I approached, a mower with giant mowing attachment was occupying the entire width of the footbridge before the boardwalk, so I opted to turn around at that point, which was fine.
I did experience that proto-cramp on the right side of my chest again, but it never really did much, so I don’t think it was a factor. I otherwise felt…not bad.
And woo, my training status after the run was Maintaining, a welcome sign of normalcy after several weeks of “you’re overdoing it!” I am going to try a 5K again on Friday and hope the weather is equally conducive to running (right now it’s showing a high of 26 and sunny). We’ll see!
Stats:
Run 1,047
Average pace: 6:11/km
Training status: Maintaining
Performance Condition: 0
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW, short loop)
Start: 10:58 a.m.
Distance: 2.51 km
Time: 15:34
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 18°C
Humidity: 85–79%
Wind: light
BPM: 153
Weight: 170.5 pounds
Total distance to date: 7,040 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, Samsung Galaxy S26, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Scarpa Golden Gate ATR 2 (20/60/80)
Music: Shuffle play