My goal today was to actually make myself slow down and run at a more moderate pace. On Wednesday, my Garmin Forerunner told me I needed 96 hours of recovery time from my run, and I was all, “You’re not my mom!” but still, I thought it wise to pull back. And when I saw my BPM briefly spike around 170 at the 4K mark, I put on the brakes, then kept a steady, slower pace going forward (my overall BPM was 154, which is fine). My overall pace was still 5:56/km, which is perfectly cromulent.
I didn’t experience any issues until the last km, when my trick hip made a brief appearance. I suspect this has to do with how I sometimes sit at my computer desk and will make adjustments. It didn’t have any effect overall on the run, other than as a tiny red flag.
Weather-wise, I was hoping to beat the rain and mostly did. It showered a little, but for probably less than 10 minutes overall. I wore the two layers/shorts combo and again this was fine. It was much milder today–already 8C when I started, and the difference in temperature was noticeable.
Altogether, a nice conclusion for the week.
Stats:
Run 741 Average pace: 5:56/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 10:05 a.m. Distance: 10.03 km Time: 58:53 Weather: Cloudy, intermittent showers Temp: 8-9ºC Humidity: 87% Wind: low BPM: 154 Weight: 163.2 Total distance to date: 5485 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (157 km)
