I had no specific plan today, but decided to start a little gentler and see how things would shake out. At the first km mark, I felt pretty good. My pace was 6:11/km, which explains why I felt pretty good–that’s downright casual jogging for me. I continued with 6:12 for the second km and resigned myself to a nice, casual start to the week, but my pace improved and I decided to see if I could still get a 5K run in under the six-minute mark. I fell short, coming in at 6:03/km overall, but my BPM was a nice 147 and only peaked at 153 (well below the new maximum HR I was alerted to after the run ended: 163).
I didn’t experience any issues on the run and saw one regular, Hangdog, which was nice. I sweated more than expected, given the temperature, but humidity was quite high at 84%.
In all, it was a respectable start for the week. But it was only the beginning, as it turned out! (See next post for details.)
Stats:
Run 1,072
Average pace: 6:03/km
Training status: Maintaining
Performance Condition: 0
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Start: 10:40 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 30:26
Weather: Mostly sunny
Temp: 14–15°C
Humidity: 84%
Wind: light
BPM: 147
Weight: 171.7 pounds
Total distance to date: 7,167.5 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, Samsung Galaxy S26, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Scarpa Golden Gate ATR 2 (147.5/301.5/449)
Music: A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay (accidentally in shuffle mode)