I had a hankering to run clockwise today, and when I hanker, I listen to those hankerings. Unless it’s to eat an entire chocolate cake, then I try to resist.
So I set off, this time being a little less cautious about starting slow and indeed, my first km came in at a zippy 5:56/km. The last km was even better at 5:53/km. In fact, if I hadn’t slowed for the second (6:10/km) I would have had an overall pace below 6:00/km pace, which is pretty good for a lake run. Still, I can’t say I’m disappointed with a pace of 6:01/km, as it’s still 13 seconds faster than my last clockwise run around the lake.
In terms of issues, I began to feel some discomfort from the ankle and up into the hop on my right leg, which was odd and something I attribute to spending hours yesterday sitting in a chair playing video games. I was probably slouching like a sullen teenager without realizing it. I figured if I just maintained pace it would likely work itself out, and it did!
While I did stop the run at 5K, I found myself running more and more on the way out from the lake, to the point that I was pretty much running again. Next time I think I will try to ease off on the 5th km and then try pushing for more and see how far I go. I believe my stamina has improved enough to give it the proverbial college try.
Also, at the end, I successfully dodged between a bunch of geese that had decided to chill out all over the path. It must have been nap time, as they were indifferent to my presence in a very un-goose like way.
Stats:
Run 683 Average pace: 6:01/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 12:05 p.m. Distance: 5:03 km Time: 30:18 Weather: Cloudy Temp: 15ºC Humidity: 68% Wind: light to nil BPM: 155 Weight: 171.8 Total distance to date: 5015 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (130 km)
