Technically today was not my first summer run but weather-wise it felt like it. It was about 19ºC, sunny and with a light breeze (Cap Tug Number: 1). Unlike my previous run I had a faster start then slowed more in the second km, so a different means to the same end. My pace improved in the last km, which is encouraging and I broke the psychological barrier of 27 minutes (the iPod recorded a time of 26:59 but the Nike+ site seems to round up so it reports 27:00). It’s been six days since my last run due to various events taking up my usual running window so the continued plateau in performance is actually a relief.
Tiger Woods congratulated me for circumnavigating the globe yet again. Thanks, Tiger, I appreciate the support!
One minor incident of note during the run: a woman with a pair of large gray short hair dogs (they looked like some hound crossbreed) was sitting in the shade inside the path. As I ran by one of the dogs barked at me, once. It didn’t move or do anything else. Still, it’s the first time I’ve had a dog bark at me and it brought back memories of my childhood, which can be summarized as all the events between getting bitten by dogs. Still, I didn’t let it rattle me. I later noticed the dog barking at other people, so it seemed to just be one of those “Hey, I’m here, you will notice me” kind of things.
If all goes well, this should be my last 5K comparison chart for awhile, as I move on up to 10K.
| Distance | July 2nd | June 26th | June 15th | June 11th | June 7th | June 4th | June 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 5:07 | 5:10 | 5:07 | 5:08 | 5:08 | 5:07 | 5:03 |
| 2 km | 5:12 | 5:11 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 5:15 | 5:20 | 5:21 |
| 3 km | 5:16 | 5:17 | 5:17 | 5:16 | 5:21 | 5:27 | 5:33 |
| 4 km | 5:20 | 5:21 | 5:19 | 5:20 | 5:24 | 5:31 | 5:40 |
| 5 km | 5:22 | 5:23 | n/a | 5:24 | 5:28 | 5:34 | 5:45 |
