I felt hesitant about today’s run and even thought about skipping it, or fudging it somehow. Instead, I got dressed and headed out, opting to go clockwise around the lake. While I didn’t plan specifically to do a full 10K, I was fairly confident it wouldn’t be an issue–and it wasn’t!
At first I wasn’t going to look at the watch at all and just do the run by feel, but I couldn’t help peeking when the alerts popped up, though I didn’t check BPM until the run was over. I never pushed and I never felt fatigued, so that was nice.
In the end, I tied my best 10K pace of the year at 5:49/km, and had a nice BPM of 151. However, the watch failed to record my heart rate for the entire second km for ?reasons?
The minor cheating:
- I paused at the bridge over Deer Lake Brook to take two photos of the lake. This is really mild cheating, as I was probably stopped for less than 30 seconds before continuing.
- My total distance to date would have been 5349, but I rounded it up to make it 5350, thinking that since I always round down, I must have at least an extra km to spare. Don’t tell anyone I did this!
The weather was similar to Monday, though it started slightly cooler, and this time the forecast indicated it would be cloudy, but dry, with rain coming later in the afternoon. Every time I manage to dodge the rain going forward, I will consider myself lucky!
Although I’m annoyed by the ongoing watch glitches, I am pleased with this run. I didn’t push, yet had a good pace and felt good, too.
That photo of the lake mentioned above:
Stats:
Run 726 Average pace: 5:49/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 11:27 a.m. Distance: 10.06 km Time: 58:26 Weather: Cloudy, some sun Temp: 8-9ºC Humidity: 74% Wind: light BPM: 151 Weight: 160.2 Total distance to date: 5350 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (27 km)
