Today marked an official milestone (kilometrestone?): My 1,000th recorded run. Woo! I’ve actually done more than a thousand runs, but I didn’t record the first bunch, though I’ve been pretty diligent for most of the time I’ve been running (starting in 2009).
Today’s run was pretty normal, the only thing of note were squirrels. On average, I don’t see squirrels on my runs at the lake, but today I saw four–and three different kinds. At one point, a black squirrel on the side of the trail saw me coming and scampered further into the brush, as they do. A few paces past it, another black squirrel did the exact same thing, as if this was some Disney animatronic nature show. It was both cute and weird.
Despite being 7C, it felt colder than Wednesday’s run. The air was clammy, and the sky was dark and broody. But it didn’t rain! Because I was reasonably confident I would not get soaked, I did a regular 5K, instead of a short loop, and got to see more remnants of the big storm from a few weeks ago. The trail along the sports fields was a puddletastrophe again, but I carefully picked my way through and managed to keep my feet dry. I could see where a few trees had fallen and been cleaned up at various points. The trail was also just plain sloughing away in several spots, surrounded by orange traffic cones and some temporary gravel fill.
As for me, I didn’t experience any issues, but I felt a bit slower, probably from the clamminess. My pace was pretty consistent throughout, though, without any big dips, and I finished strong. My average was 5:43/km, and my BPM was back down at 143.
Overall, a nice wrap to the week. Here’s to the next 1,000 runs!
My total distance of 6830 km, as represented on Google Maps:
And a more down-to-earth shot, post-run:
Stats:
Run 1,000
Average pace: 5:43/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 12:50 p.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 28:45
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 7°C
Humidity: 90%
Wind: light
BPM: 143
Weight: 169.4 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,830 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (90/146/236)
Music: I Robot, The Alan Parsons Project
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