Run 337
Average pace: 5:22/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Ran Spruce Loop, Conifer Loop and Piper Mill Trail
Distance: 2.53 km
Weather: Sunny and very muggy
Temp: 31ºC
Wind: nil to light
Calories burned: 195
I thought I had my salvation with me for this run–a water bottle, woo! I tried using it with the included belt but the belt just felt too weird and bulky so I ended up just carrying the bottle. It wasn’t a big bother, I just switched off hands occasionally. As a bonus, each hand I switched from suddenly felt much lighter.
But having the water bottle ended up not helping because unlike Tuesday’s run, this one was much more humid, so I wasn’t drying out the same way. Instead I was sweating out my own body weight in, uh, sweat. It was so muggy and hot that I began to feel a little nauseous about 2 km in and decided to pull the plug at the halfway mark and walk the rest of the way.
Of the summers I’ve been jogging, this has been the Africa hot-iest by far. But with three weeks of vacation ahead I can now start running in the morning before the earth is fully baked. I’m hoping it makes for a welcome change.
