Run 426
Average pace: 5:30/km
Location: Brunette River trail and Burnaby Lake CCW
Distance: 7.02 km
Time: 38:38
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 14ºC
Wind: light
BPM: 158
Stride: n/a
Weight: 163.9 pounds
Total distance to date: 3432
Device used: Apple Watch and iPhone 6
I was nodding off coming home from work on the SkyTrain today. It started fairly early, my head drooping somewhere between Main Street and Broadway stations. It was a run night and I wanted a nap night instead.
But I got home, had a slice of toast and peanut butter for fuel, changed and headed out for my first longer evening run, a 7K route ending near Still Creek at Burnaby Lake. I stretched before starting and encountered no issues on the run. Being both cloudy, cool and early evening, it was fairly quiet on the trail.
My overall pace of 5:30/km is right between my better 5K and 10K times, with the first km being close to breaking the 5 minute mark at 5:06 (I was not trying to break this mark, as steady ‘n safe remains my preferred run style for now).
When I finish this route I usually walk toward the Burnaby Lake SkyTrain station then do a little jog on the overpass, which is this thingy here:
It doesn’t look very tall and it’s not, really, but there’s something about the curving incline at the start (as you approach from Burnaby Lake) that triggers my latent acrophobia, so I usually dart over it. Tonight was the first time in awhile when I did not slow down nor feel winded after sprinting up the incline. Progress! I then missed the train, which arrived as I sprinted but left before I could close the gap. At least the fare gate played nice with my sweaty Compass card.
Overall, this was a pleasant run without surprises, either good or bad. I’ll take it.