Hoping for good knees I figure while my knees are being a bother, it might be easier for future reference to have an easy-to-reference update on them at the top of the run summary. so here it is! This was the first time recently that I resumed a normal run cadence (one day on, one day off). The knee was feeling OK heading out to the lake. Around the 3K mark it started to ache a bit, but that seemed to work itself out after about half a km. It was more of less OK for the rest of the run. It felt a bit stiff on the walk back, but is not overly sore or anything post-run.
I did a few things differently today:
- As noted above, I returned to a normal running schedule, taking one day off before heading out again
- I returned to the lake for the first time in just over a week
- I risked not wearing sunblock because the forecast said it would be mostly cloudy (it was mostly sunny)
- I ran in the morning! My start time was just after 10 a.m.!
The last point is significant, because it meant the humidity was still around 64%, while the temperature was a comfy 16C. Even with the sun, this made for good running conditions and no dry mouth.
I did a short 5K loop, starting counter-clockwise, and was able to run on the freshly-resurfaced Piper Mill Trail. Strangely, it didn’t feel much different, with a lot of it still kind of lumpy and even looking a bit unfinished. Maybe it is unfinished? I did encounter a tractor hauling gravel that I had to let pass, but it was going to the connector trail leading to the Nature House, probably resurfacing that part with Bonus Gravel left over from the work on Piper Mill Trail.
As mentioned in the callout, the knee started to ache a bit around the 3K mark, but settled back down and didn’t seem to affect my pace. I could feel the difference running here vs. the river trail. I worked harder (average BPM of 155) and was slower at 5:51/km–though that pace is still much better than the horribad results from last Wednesday, when the humidity was negative five thousand or so.
Considering I’m not hobbling or in any particular pain or discomfort post-run, I am potentially pleased at this outcome. I’ll see how the right knee feels later.
On a more positive note, today marks me officially1Unofficially it’s higher, because I didn’t track my runs when I first started way back in the olden time of 2009 hitting 5,800 km run. Woo.
Stats:
Run 783 Average pace: 5:51/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW then CW) Start: 10:14 a.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 29:23 Weather: Sunny, with some high cloud Temp: 16-17ºC Humidity: 64-62% Wind: light BPM: 155 Weight: 166.2 Total distance to date: 5800 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (472 km)
