An evening run full of numbers

What a difference nine degrees makes! Not to mention there was no waterslide getting in the way of tonight’s run.

I had an atypically slow start (tentative, I suppose) and that actually affected my overall time, a rather unusual occurrence. The good news is I steadied out into a comfortable pace and maintained it for the remaining 8 km, ending with an average pace of 5:37. Stamina was not an issue at all, to my surprise. My legs are feeling a bit sore, but I don’t consider this odd given that it is only my second 10K in the last 80+ days. I plan on doing some strength exercises on the off days to reduce the chance of injury.

And now the stats:

• Cap Tug Number (CTN): 3 (slick forehead played a factor here)
• Temperature: 21ºC
• Number of bees at the fountain: 1 (it had been plugged up again and was once more a mini-reservoir. I dumped a handful of water on the bee twice before it was convinced to leave)
• Number of smarty pants joggers who ran past me: 1 (he stopped running after getting about half a lap ahead)
• Number of guys wearing climbing gear in a nearby tree: 1
• Number of waterslides: 0 (yay!)
• Number of scrimmage soccer games in progress: 1
• Number of soccer balls kicked in front of me due to the above: 2
• Number of kids who didn’t seem to realize than standing in the middle of the path does in fact create an obstacle: 3
• Number of guys sans shirt: 1
• Number of women sans shirt: 0
• Number of old men on electric scooters racing along the path with a dog in tow: 1
• Number of people out with their dogs: many
• Number of people out with their cats: 0
• Number of coyotes spotted: 0
• Number of drinks I took from the fountain at the end of the run: 3

And the comparison chart where you can see how the times get closer the longer the distance: