Today I was feeling lazy and almost didn’t go out. Bad!
But I did go out and opted to run the river trail after first walking to the far end of the trail. It was cloudy and actually felt a bit cool starting out, despite being 17C. Once more I deliberately chose a deliberate pace for the run, and my first km came in at 6:08/km. I stayed within a few seconds of this through the next three km and felt I had enough in me to push a bit for the last km. It went like this:
- First third: This is going well. Vroom vroom!
- Second third: Am I starting to feel tired? Do I keep looking at my watch?
- Third, uh, third: Second wind achieved! Sailing to the end
That fifth km came in at a pace of 5:28/km, which is a lot faster than expected and almost brought my overall pace below the six-minute mark. Kind of fun!
The run otherwise went well. No cramps, issues or the need to use the loo at any point (I used the loo before and after, though).
I’ll likely return to the lake for the next run, but today was a nice, satisfying outing.
Stats:
Run 681 Average pace: 6:01/km Location: Brunette River trail Start: 2:03 p.m. Distance: 5:03 km Time: 30:16 Weather: Cloudy Temp: 17ºC Humidity: 59% Wind: light BPM: 155 Weight: 170.8 Total distance to date: 5005 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (120 km)
