The stats and conditions for today’s run were remarkably similar to Monday’s (I did not run Wednesday because my Garmin watch recommended a rest day), but the title of the post still makes sense, because while Monday felt like a horrible slog, today’s near-identical pace was a more deliberate choice and my performance was pretty steady throughout, with a slightly faster start and finish.
I’m still not entirely sure what is dragging my performance down this week. It may be a combination of things:
- Spring allergies
- Maybe a virus of some kind?
- Probably not Spring Fever
- Definitely not Boogie Fever
- The much higher-than-normal temperatures could be a factor
Speaking of, it was 17C for the run. The normal daily high this time of year is 12C, to give you an idea of how much warmer it was. Humidity was 50% and while I didn’t experience DMS1Dry Mouth Syndrome I could sense it beckoning. I did a short loop today and didn’t experience any issues, nothing at all like Monday. I was slower, but didn’t struggle, because the slowness was more a choice.
I saw one guy jogging with a jacket. I almost started sweating spontaneously just looking at it. Seriously, you do not need a jacket when it is sunny and 17C, unless you have, I dunno, translucent skin or something. Maybe he did.
In all, not a stellar week for running (other than the great early summer-like weather), but I got through it.
Stats:
Run 1,025
Average pace: 5:54/km
Training status: Maintaining
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW, short loop)
Start: 11:32 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 29:39
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 17°C
Humidity: 50%
Wind: light
BPM: 147
Weight: 167.1 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,950 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (220/360/580)
Music: Flood, They Might Be Giants
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