Run 504
Average pace: 5:23/km
Location: Brunette River trail
Start: 6:52 pm
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 27:09
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 25ºC
Humidity: 46%
Wind: light
BPM: 154
Weight: 164.9 pounds
Total distance to date: 3914 km
Devices: Apple Watch, iPhone
I ran a strange new variation of the river trail tonight, walking to the midway point, then running to the end (west), all the way back (east), returning to the midway point, then heading back to the start (east again). I did this mainly to avoid having to run past a large cluster of kids smoking some of that wacky tabacky.
The first few hundred meters were weird. It was warm and seemed more humid than it really was. I had some difficulty getting a regular breathing rhythm going. I even had a few moments where I wondered if I could even complete the 5K at all. I settled in not long after, but continued to feel the effort for most of the run.
As it turns out, this was because I was running much faster than I have been of late, coming in at a reasonably peppy 5:23/km, a full 14 seconds better than Tuesday’s (admittedly longer) run. It felt like the second km was much stronger than usual and that turned out to be the case. The first km was 5:19/km and the second km was only one second behind at 5:20. The last km was 5:18–the fastest–but overall this was my most consistent run in a fair while. Even my BPM was lower at 154.
The right heel felt a bit sore today but for the run it behaved and was not a factor.
The inevitable off-leash dogs behaved themselves. Cyclists provided a wide berth. All in all, a good run.
