Run 435
Average pace: 5:44/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Distance: 5.08 km
Time: 29:10
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 23-24ºC
Wind: moderate to strong
BPM: 162
Stride: n/a
Weight: 160.1 pounds
Total distance to date: 3487
Device used: Apple Watch and iPhone 6
Today was the first post-recovery run with a normal downtime of one day between runs and the results were about what I expected. The muscles in the right leg were a little stiffer, I was a bit slower but recovered quickly again. It was also sunny and much warmer than on Friday, though a strong breeze offset that somewhat.
My BPM was also down again, to 162, another promising sign.
After I finished the run I was heading up the final hill to the dam and a guy who had run past me came down from the fountain there and warned me and another nearby guy that there was a bear. He didn’t specify where, precisely, but it seemed to be somewhere across the dam, as the runner was heading in the opposite direction. The other guy said he’d lived in the area for thirty years and the idea of bears would have been inconceivable back in the day. Since crossing the dam was required for me to get home without a long detour, I and the other guy slowly made our way across the dam. I pointed out someone approaching from the right and then more people from the left. It seemed unlikely that these people would be strolling so casually in the obvious presence of a bear.
“The bear would eat the kid,” the other guy said, gesturing to the family approaching from the left, as if to assure me. I continued on, keeping alert but remaining bear-free for the rest of my walk home. I hope to remain bear-free as if I’m on an actual run and encounter a bear I will already be engaged in about the worst possible activity for bear encounters. “But I’m just jogging!” is unlikely to be persuasive.
Meanwhile, I am planning on continuing my regular running schedule, so will see how Tuesday goes. According to the forecast I will not have to worry about it being Africa hot. 😛
