Run 357
Average pace: 5:06/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Distance: 5.25 km
Ran Spruce and Conifer Loops and Piper Mill Trail
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 19-16ºC
Wind: moderate with occasional gusts
Calories burned: 365
Total distance to date: 2989
Device used: iPhone 5c
The only disappointing part of this run was despite feeling pretty good and having no real issues during the run I only managed to tie my previous 5K pace of 5:06/km.
On the other hand, this is a definite improvement over the recent trend of runs getting progressively slower.
I would write more but there’s not much else to add. The biggest complication was probably the pair of downed trees on the Conifer Loop again. I’m not 100% certain but it seemed like they were sagging a little lower than the previous run. I had to make more than a token effort to duck under the second one. If the parks people don’t hack them to bits soon I expect the next decent-sized storm will completely topple them. Hopefully not while I’m there because a) running in a storm sucks and b) running in a storm and getting hit by a falling tree sucks even more.
Given that I tied my previous 5K, I’m hoping this signals the beginning of a trend toward improved performance. I did push a wee bit harder tonight and I think it helped.
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