Average pace: 4:39/km <– ties personal record (for runs over 10K)
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Distance: 11.54 km
Weather: High cloud
Temp: 16-17ºC
Wind: light to nil
Calories burned: 782
Total distance to date: 1807 km
Ran Piper Mill Trail, Conifer and Spruce Loops.
After Saturday’s Mega-Run™ I opted to do a more conventional run today and stick to a clockwise loop around the lake. It was warmer than the previous run to start at 16ºC but the high cloud kept it cool and it was only one degree cooler by the end.
I felt just a little sluggish getting started but picked up the pace after and ended up tying my best 10K+ pace at 4:39/km (and on a longer run, too). Apparently a lot of people choose to labor by running on Labor Day as I encountered quite a few joggers and people out walking this morning. Everyone courteously stepped aside to let me by and I in turn politely offered thanks and that little Queen wave as I ran past.
Although I had no issues with the run — save for wishing I had gone to the bathroom before leaving — I did feel, appropriately, more labored than the past few runs, possibly a side effect of Saturday’s long outing coupled with pushing harder when I sensed I was on or near a record-setting pace. It was one of the few recent runs where the urge was not there at the end to keep going. Ironically, my pace shot way up for the last 500 m. I don’t know why that happened, exactly. Maybe I just really had to go at that point and the faster I ran the sooner I’d be able to. I can’t remember the last time the line tracking my run on Nike+ ended up green.
Having said that, I did get the urge to start jogging again on the Brunette river trail. That particular walk seems very long now after having run it a few times. 😛
Overall, another solid run. I also broke the 1800 km mark and dropped my average pace (for all 202 runs) to a new low of 5:17, too. Woo!
Chart
| Date | Average Pace |
| September 3 | 4:39 |
| September 1 | 4:43 |
| August 29 | 4:39 |
| August 27 | 4:40 |
| August 25 | 4:44 |
| August 22 | 4:37 |
| August 20 | 4:47 |
| August 18 | 4:51 |
| August 15 | 4:46 |
| August 13 | 4:55 |
| August 10 | 4:48 |
| August 8 | 4:45 |
| August 6 | 4:58 |
| August 3 | 4:56 |
| August 1 | 4:50 |
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