My knees said, “Go for a run today, but be gentle!” so I did a 5K at the river, with only the walk to the river to warm up.
The weather was mild, so I wore one layer and it was sufficient. There was little wind today, too, which helped. It did shower a bit, but it was more an intermittent drizzle and wasn’t really a factor, other than being slightly annoying.
I tried to keep to a BPM of 150–and succeeded! Somehow the peaks and dips averaged out, with a pace of 5:43/km, which is about right for the river trail at that BPM. My knees and legs still feel fine after, so I’m hoping that I am officially on the mend from doing whatever it is I did to get the knees all bothered. I’ll do another 5K on Friday to round out the week, with the river or the lake being determined by what my knees tell me.
A bonus shot of some flowers blossoming along the river:
Stats:
Run 774 Average pace: 5:45/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 11:07 a.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 28:48 Weather: Light showers, cloudy Temp: 10ºC Humidity: 83% Wind: low BPM: 150 Weight: 167.5 Total distance to date: 5755 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (427 km)