Average pace: 5:23/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Distance: 5.05 km
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 21ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 400
Total distance to date: 2627 km
How tonight’s run sucked, let me count the ways:
- Warm. 21ºC seems balmy but it was surprisingly humid. Admittedly it wasn’t a huge issue.
- My shoelace came untied yet again, this time in the first km and on the left shoe for variety.
- Bugs. They were out in force, probably because of the combo of recent rain and now warm temperatures. Bonking off my head and face.
- Old man hip. Not as bad as it’s been but still sore. It got better as I ran, with surprising results (see below).
- Post-flu. Probably the biggest factor. Two days ago I was bedridden with a nasty case of stomach flu. I missed Sunday’s run and didn’t want to miss another, so today I ran, anyway.
Given the flu and hip points, I opted for a 5K again and came in at a positively sluggish pace of 5:23/km. The first km has a strange drop in it which may be where I stopped to retie my lace. I didn’t pause the run because the last time I did that I screwed up and killed the run altogether. The untied lace is the third time this has happened and is pretty bad for a pair of top-end shoes. Adidas obviously thinks you should replace their sucky laces with better ones. I will do this soon, being careful not to use Adidas laces in the process.
The post-flu had probably the biggest effect on the run. I just didn’t have the usual gas, even taking into account the hip. The next run should be better.
As for the hip, it felt better than the previous run but still not great. As I warmed up it became less of an issue and I finished with a truly rare finish–my final km was the fastest, with an average of 5:13/km compared to the 5:21/km of the first km.
Here’s to better runs ahead. (please)
