Temperatures were a bit warmer today, but still seasonal and I posted a slightly better run vs. Wednesday, basically flipping my pace on the first and second km, but hewing closely otherwise. I didn’t experience any issues and didn’t try pushing hard or anything. BPM was up slightly to 152, but more effort, so it’s fine. The peak was 158, so it stayed within a pretty narrow range throughout, even when I was running harder.
I ran clockwise, starting at the mysteriously re-locked water fountain by the dam. I stopped to check the water fountain at the Nature House post-run and it was working, so they seem to have singled out the one at the dam for some reason. The flow of water at the Nature House fountain was a bit low, as if it was set for the world’s least thirsty person. It was still nice.
Just before I started my run, a young guy dressed all in black ran by. This meant when I started he was within sight of me, not far ahead. No biggie, I assumed that the benefit of youth would see him dash off and out of sight soon enough. But this did not happen.
Instead, it seemed his pace was very close to mine. I faced a dilemma: On the one hand, I don’t like having a “pace car” person running in front of me, and on the other, I didn’t particularly feel like turning on the jets to get past him. The solution, as it tutned out, was to do nothing. I was actually running slightly faster than him, so it took minimal effort to pass him, which I did.
The weather, being pleasant and mostly sunny, brought out a fair number of people–many of them fellow joggers–but I only once had someone almost walk into my path when her partner moved to let me by–and she then tried to take over his spot because maybe she was secretly coveting it?
The stretch of trail between the rowing pavilion parking lot and sports fields is getting increasingly flooded and in several spots has water more or less permanently pouring across it. I am hoping it gets resurfaced soon.™.
In all, a good finish to the week. It feels nice to be back to my normal self, running-wise, after last week’s weirdness.
Stats:
Run 1,027
Average pace: 5:43/km
Training status: Maintaining
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 10:46 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 28:43
Weather: Mostly sunny
Temp: 10-11°C
Humidity: 60%
Wind: light to moderate
BPM: 152
Weight: 168.1 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,960 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, Samsung Galaxy S26, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (230/385/615)
Music: Synchronicity, The Police (I didn't even skip "Mother")
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