It was kind of a strange run.
I missed Monday’s run because I had errands that ate up a large chunk of the day, so I’d gone three days between runs. The weather today looked cloudy, but unusually balmy and indeed, it was 17°C for the run, about six degrees warmer than normal. I wore my hoodie to the lake, but had it wrapped around my waist for the run and the walk home. It was so mild that even the breeze after the run felt refreshing, not cold.
It was also Remembrance Day, and as there was no immediate threat of rain, the trail was fairly packed, this time with a weirdly large number of joggers, though none of the regulars (I got out late), along with others walking dogs and one very naughty cyclist who was riding way too fast. May both her tires get punctured by coyotes.
I started out slow and ended with an overall pace of 6:03/km, down a fair bit from my last run. Thinking about it, I cite these as possible reasons:
- The high temperature threw me off and slowed me down
- I was stretching my legs in bed just before getting up this morning and pulled the right calf hard. It was still tender when I did my pre-run stretching, so it may have been a factor.
- Just plain lazy (I don’t think this applies, because my BPM was 149)
In any case, it wasn’t a bad run, just slower than normal and definitely sweatier than I’d expect for the second week of November. I saw a lot of people dressed for normal November 11 weather, but not many dressed for what the weather actually was.
Stats:
Run 1,084
Average pace: 6:03/km
Training status: Maintaining
Performance Condition: -1
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 12:52 pm.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 30:26
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 17°C
Humidity: 68–67%
Wind: low
BPM: 149
Weight: 172.7 pounds
Total distance to date: 7,220 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, Samsung Galaxy S26, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Scarpa Golden Gate ATR 2 (200/413/613)
Music: Reckoning, R.E.M.