Average pace: 4:47/km
Location: Brunette River trail
Distance: 5.03 km
Weather: Sun
Temp: 20ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 364
Total distance to date: 2307 km
The temperature for this shorter run was a mere 20ºC, much lower than some of the last few. As a result neither heat nor its good pal humidity were an issue. As a result, I shaved a second off my recent best 5K pace, coming in at 4:47/km and consistently staying under 5:00 for each km of the run.
I dipped a bit midway through the second and fourth km but only for the space of a few hundred meters and only by 5-7 seconds, not enough to impact the overall pace significantly.
The feet were again fine so this is another run that can be chalked up as an improvement.
I have to say I prefer the Burnaby Lake trails to the Brunette River trail. It’s essentially a gravel road and as such it has potholes. The parks crews have made a few modest attempts in the past year or so to fill the holes but right now every one is very hole-y. And there are a lot of them, enough that if you don’t focus on dodging around them for the majority of the run you’re likely to twist an ankle plunging into one. It takes a little away from the pleasure of a simple run. At the same time you could also argue that it adds a zesty challenge in terms of dexterity and concentration.
I prefer simplicity.
