Tonight’s run was a bit warmer than the last few — 23ºC, with a light breeze and the sun low in the sky. When I got to the park I decided it wasn’t quite low enough so I walked a lap, looking for any holes on the path that I could fill in (holes made by energetic dogs or perhaps the coyotes the sign on the fence warns about but are never seen). Finding the path hole-free, I set out, keenly aware of the cramptastic time I had on my last run. My start was a bit more cautious than usual as a result but I suffered no cramps or other body discomforts and turned in a solid run, matching my pre-cramp pace of 5:27* and coming in under 55 minutes.
The park was pretty quiet, with no games being played and less than half a dozen people out with their dogs. The guy with the cute puppy that refused to play fetch was back and this time the puppy seemed willing to go along with his owner’s plan, aggressively hunting down the thrown balls. For awhile, anyway.
Chart:
| Distance | July 25st | July 21st | July 17th | July 13th | July 11th | July 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 5:10 | 5:05 | 5:06 | 5:10 | 5:15 | 5:10 |
| 2 km | 5:13 | 5:08 | 5:09 | 5:14 | 5:20 | 5:13 |
| 3 km | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:12 | 5:18 | 5:24 | 5:14 |
| 4 km | 5:18 | 5:19 | 5:14 | 5:21 | 5:27 | 5:18 |
| 5 km | 5:20 | 5:24 | 5:17 | 5:23 | 5:29 | 5:21 |
| 6 km | 5:22 | 5:28 | 5:20 | 5:25 | 5:31 | 5:24 |
| 7 km | 5:24 | 5:32 | 5:22 | 5:26 | 5:33 | 5:27 |
| 8 km | 5:26 | 5:36 | 5:24 | 5:29 | 5:35 | 5:30 |
| 9 km | 5:28 | 5:39 | 5:26 | 5:30 | 5:36 | 5:33 |
| 10 km | 5:28 | 5:40 | 5:27 | 5:30 | 5:37 | 5:34 |
* The Nike site reported my pace at 5:28 and I’m recording that here but the actual Nike+ sensor says it was 5:27. I believe the Nike site rounds up, so I’m sticking with 5:27 as the ‘official’ pace, darn it.
