I missed my run yesterday due to paving. Yes, paving.
So I set out early this morning, hoping to beat both the crowds and the heat. I did beat the latter, but not so much the former. It was especially clogged up near the dam, but the number of people thinned a bit as I headed out.
The unusually warm weather meant I saw not one, but five guys running shirt-free. The first one practically bumped me out of the way as I was just entering the park off Cariboo Road. I saw a pair that seemed mostly there to show off their lean, unnaturally hairless bodies, as they were running at what might be called a casual pace, all the better to show off their short shorts and flat abs, while conversing about whatever.
Not that I’m jealous.
I started out surprisingly brisk, then fell off unsurprisingly in the second km, but not too badly. Toward the end of that second km, I encountered an array of bugs and saw what looked like one heading right at me. Shortly after that I felt a catch in my throat and I believe I had ingested a bug.
This caused some coughing, which startled two birds in a nearby bush, causing them to fly off. I eventually had to pause the run to clear my throat without the distraction of running at the same time.
I later paused again, briefly, to grab a few shots of a detour in the route. It appears they may be doing work on the olde boardwalk, which has something like eight traffic cones on it currently. They replaced the entire railing on both sides last year, so I’m guessing more planks will be getting replaced this time around. The detour was not overlong and didn’t seem to affect my pace.
Heading out right at 9 a.m. proved to be smart, as the temperature rose from 16C to 18C during the run and humidity plunged 9%. My BPM was slightly higher at 148, but that seems fine for the effort, and my pace was 5:42/km, pretty good once you factor in the second km, which was 5:46/km.
Also, because it was Saturday, the sports fields were full of people playing sports, mostly with discs, it seems. The parts not being used were occupied by geese, some of which had their babbies in tow. They are still fuzzy and cute.
In all, a perfectly cromulent wrap to the week.
Stats:
Run 1,033
Average pace: 5:42/km
Training status: Maintaining
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 9:42 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 28:38
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 16-18°C
Humidity: 69-61%
Wind: light
BPM: 148
Weight: 168.5 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,990 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, Samsung Galaxy S26, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (260/460/720)
Music: Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M.
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