I opted to head out for my run in the morning again because:
- The upstairs neighbors were being just annoying enough to provide incentive to get out
- The afternoon looked like it might be wetter than the morning (this proved accurate)
As mentioned previously, I planned to ease up on the pace today and try to push past 5K for the first time this year. I succeeded on keeping the pace lower, with a commensurate drop in my BPM. After a very light shower at the start, the run settled into being cloudy and somewhat humid, though the sun did eventually poke out a few times, so I was right to not skip the sunblock.
As I closed in on 5K, I checked how I felt and decided I could keep going. I checked again at the 6K mark and still felt good, so pushed on. At the 7K mark I felt fine, but it seemed like a good point to stop, as I wanted to end the run feeling like I could have done more, rather than doing more and regretting it later.
Still, 7K, woo. As a bonus, I had less walking for the rest of the lake loop.
No issues at all during the run and despite the slower pace and BPM, I still finished with a perfectly respectable pace of 6:05/km. In fact, my pace actually increased at the end.
Two items of note: A pair of women were jogging alongside the field just past the 5K mark, and a bunch of geese were gathered by and on the trail. The women smartly maintained pace, waved their arms slightly as they approached, and the geese that were on the path reluctantly gave them (and me) room without any hissing or drama.
The second note is the trail resurfacing is almost complete. For some reason, they stopped just a few feet short of the bridge at Silver Creek. I don’t know if they plan on resurfacing the trail beyond that and up to the dam–it’s never been done in all the years I’ve run here, but maybe this could be the year! It would cover up a lot of goose poop if they did.
Stats:
Run 692 Average pace: 6:05/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 11:13 a.m. Distance: 7.02 km Time: 42:44 Weather: Cloudy, some sun, some sprinkles (not the candy kind) Temp: 21ºC Humidity: 56% Wind: light BPM: 149 Weight: 164.6 Total distance to date: 5065 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (178 km)