It’s been a week since the last run and despite The Rains, I knew I had to go out today and get wet. And also run.
Which I did.
Big river: After nearly two weeks of dry weather, we’ve had a few days with pretty steady rain, so the river was very high. Not high enough that I was in danger of it sloshing around my feet, but I could hear the water roaring past over the music playing on my AirPods (bonus rant about music in another post).
The laces, which behaved last Monday, behaved for the first half of the run, then the left lace untied itself. I tied it up and about 20 seconds later it came untied again. I pondered and settled on a double bow, which held for the rest of the run. I’ll need to come up with a solution going forward because the lace is coming undone almost every time now.
For the run itself, it was fine. The rain was light but steady for the first half, so there was some puddle-dodging and jumping, and visibility through the glasses was not great. The rain eased to a lighter drizzle after, which was better. Apparently the weather was sufficiently crummy that I saw no one else the entire time I was on the river trail, which is pretty rare.
My pace was slightly better than last week at 5:44/km, and it was fairly mild, though I wore layers to stay dry(ish) underneath.
In all, not a bad start to the week, though I am looking forward to drier runs soon.
Stats:
Run 1,005
Average pace: 5:44/km
Training status: Maintaining
Location: Brunette River Trail
Start: 12:40 p.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 28:49
Weather: Light rain and drizzle
Temp: 8°C
Humidity: 89-90%
Wind: light
BPM: 150
Weight: 168.8 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,855 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (115/176/291)
Music: Green, R.E.M.
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