Today is my birthday, and Mother Nature gave me the gift of nice weather for my run. Thank you, Mom!
Although the temperature rose rapidly this morning from 10C to 18C, it stabilized for the run and remained 18C throughout. Sweating was minimal.
I was hoping the bridge construction on the trails would be complete and set off counter-clockwise, only to encounter…no detours. Yay! I originally planned on a more mellow run but my first km came in at 5:50/km and I just went with it, tying my Friday (and year’s best) pace of 5:48/km. My BPM was down slightly to 153. I suspect I could get nearly the same results with less effort (ie. a lower BPM). If conditions are similar on Wednesday, I shall try this!
Today is kind of a weird day, because it’s a quasi-stat holiday with the Queen’s funeral and government workers off. There were a lot more people on the trail than usual, including multiple families. Most people were good about making room, save for one family who clearly saw me, stopped, then just stood there, arrayed in a way that made it difficult for me to get by. People are weird (and sometimes strangely dumb).
I also saw the spitfire. I am amazed at how often we choose to run opposite directions and pass each other. It’s like we somehow know.
The ex-tree was on the Piper Mill Trail, neatly fallen across the width of the trail. Fortunately, it wasn’t a monster sequoia, so I was able to easily hop over it.
I did sweat a little, but mostly around the forehead. It’s so weird to come home and my t-shirt is dry. Dry!
Overall, this was a nice start to the week and a solid nearly-end-of-summer run.
Stats:
Run 716 Average pace: 5:48/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW) Start: 10:51 a.m. Distance: 10.06 km Time: 58:20 Weather: Sunny Temp: 18ºC Humidity: 59% Wind: light BPM: 153 Weight: 160.2 Total distance to date: 5262 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Brooks Caldera 5 (370 km)
