Average pace: 5:14/km
Location: Brunette River trail, Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Distance: 8.13 km
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 18ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 644
Total distance to date: 2617 km
Conditions were pleasant for tonight’s run, unlike the extremes of the previous two runs. My leg muscles were a little sore from the first 11K run of the year but worse was the soreness of the right hip as the spirit of some cranky old man apparently invaded again. I felt sluggish starting out and was generally a bit tired, anyway.
I decided to do a shorter route that would take me along the river trail, over the north side of Burnaby Lake to Still Creek and from there to the Burnaby Lake SkyTrain station. This turned out to be a little over 8 km, which is still respectable for a weeknight run. My pace was a tad better than the monsoon run at 5:14/km but slower than my best 7K (5:10/km).
On the good side I did manage to maintain a very steady pace and felt much better toward the end, finishing with my usual final km push. On the bad side was the hip. I would love to know what’s going on there. Bruised bone? Achy muscle? Voodoo? I’m not concerned at making it worse by continuing to run at this point but I am keeping a watch on it.
I’m undecided on what to do on Thursday: skip the run to rest up, do a shorter 5K or just go all-out and see what the heck happens.
