Run 1,020: Drizzle in my shizzle

Sorry, I couldn’t think of a better title. 😛

I did my best to wait out the rain, but it was not to be, so I had an early afternoon run in light rain. It was cooler than normal at only 5C and felt closer to freezing because there were some wind gusts. Not my favourite running conditions!

The suggested workout was recovery, so I took that to heart and adopted a more leisurely pace. By the second km my pace had dipped to 6:03/km, which was a bit too leisurely, so I picked it up and finished with an average of 5:51/km. My BPM was quite low, at 142, reflecting the more casual stride.

I only saw two people on the trail: a guy wearing just a t-shirt (well, and also pants) despite the rain. He was walking a dog on-leash. Good boy (the dog owner)! The other was another jogger, who I passed twice as we were both looping the river trail. He wore a very bright red cap (the nice thing in Canada is a red cap is just a red cap) and pink running shoes. He’s not the first guy I’ve seen wearing pink running shoes recently, so this may be the year when pink is the hot colour for runners. Hot pink, one might say.

I should start looking for new shoes soon, myself. The Peregrine 15s have almost 500 km on them of combined running/walking.

A few other random notes:

• The third song to come up in shuffle mode was “Echoes”, which kept playing until about a minute after my run ended. I’m not sure if it’s good jogging music, but I couldn’t bring myself to skip forward.
• The rain stopped almost immediately after my run. I’m glad it stopped, but sometimes I wonder if Mother Nature is really Nelson Muntz.

Stats:

Run 1,020
Average pace: 5:51/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Brunette River Trail
Start: 1:29 p.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 29:23
Weather: Light rain and drizzle
Temp: 5°C (felt like 0°C)
Humidity: 82%
Wind: light to moderate
BPM: 142
Weight: 170.5 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,925 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (195/295/490)

Music: Shuffle mode, but mostly "Echoes" by Pink Floyd