The forecast today was Mostly Sunny but for the first 4 km of the run it was Completely Cloudy and a bit on the chilly side. Then it did clear up and the forecast became accurate. The difference in how warm it felt was remarkable, even if the temperature didn’t actually change much. I’m still glad I wore two layers.
As a slight change of pace, I decided to skip the Piper Mill Trail, partly because I started well back of the 0K marker and really, just to be a different.
I established a good pace early and managed to maintain it throughout, even in parts where I’d normally flag a bit. My BPM was going into the mid-150s, but today I was okay with that. My overall BPM ended up being a perfectly fine 153 and my pace of 5:39/km is my best 10K performance since I started running 10Ks again last year1Actually, I also hit 5:39/km on Feb. 8th, but that was running clockwise, or the “easy” way around the lake..
No issues at all, really, and I even set up a playlist, so the music wouldn’t abruptly end with 2 km left.
There were perhaps more people on the trail than expected, but I had no problems with navigating around them, and even the trail itself is in better shape, with some of the sunken bits patched up and all the stabby branches now pruned away, at least until the next big storm hits.
This was also my first run after ditching the Apple Watch, and it was nice to just go out instead of fiddling with a watch on each wrist.
Overall, I am quite pleased.
Stats:
Run 768 Average pace: 5:39/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW) Start: 11:34 a.m. Distance: 10:04 km Time: 56:48 Weather: Cloud and sun mix Temp: 7ºC Humidity: 61% Wind: low to moderate BPM: 153 Weight: 164 Total distance to date: 5715 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (387 km)
