Because of the computer nonsense I had ot deal with yesterday I postponed my run to today. With the trail dried out from the rain and an extra day off I should have been faster but strangely I fell back slightly to 5.33/km. Not bad but a tad disappointing.
It was 12ºC and overcast as I headed to the park. One block away and a torrential downpour began. Figures. I hid under a tree and gave it a minute, thinking it might be one of those transitory cloudbursts. It quickly eased to a mere steady rain and I headed off. The shower stopped entirely halfway through and then started again promptly as I left the park, as if there was an invisible tripwire I was hitting that was turning it on and off.
I did feel a bit labored in the first half of the run but not overly so, with both stamina and leg muscles feeling it. The second half was better and my time improved in the last km, an encouraging sign. If Jeff is still out next week, I will probably move to either 25 minute runs or a full 5K for my runs.
I also hit a new milestone tonight, with the Nike+ sensor saying I have completed just under 702 km total distance run. Not too shabby for a guy who hasn’t jogged since high school!