I was running (ho ho) behind schedule today, so opted to cheat a bit and do a 5K at the river instead of a 10K at the lake. I may do another 5K tomorrow at the river to make up for the loss of the 10K if I’m feeling spicy.
With the walk to the river trail and back coming in around 4 km, this was almost exactly a half-10K, but faster.
I dressed in two layers, which felt right given the temperature was around 8C. Arctic air is supposed to be coming in next week. Good news–my old running jacket (which works well as a windbreaker, not so much for keeping me dry in the rain) still fits!
I made an effort to not push, given that it was cold, and a light breeze was blowing, but because the river trail is so wide and flat I couldn’t help but put in a better pace, overall at 5:41/km, with a best of 5:33/km on the fourth km. I had no issues, not even the one unleashed dog I saw (curse the owner). 5K runs feel weird now. I felt like I was really just getting warmed up when it was over. I guess in a way that’s good. It means I’m indecent shape or something.
Plus, it was sunny, so I got a chance to work on my mid-fall tan, woo!
Stats:
Run 728 Average pace: 5:41/km Location: Brunette River Trail Start: 12:59 p.m. Distance: 5.04 km Time: 28:38 Weather: Sunny Temp: 8ºC Humidity: 69% Wind: light BPM: 152 Weight: 159.3 Total distance to date: 5365 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (42 km)
