The biggest change with today’s run was new shoes. I have returned to wearing HOKA Speedgoats after skipping several generations, and even though they come in an array of colours, the ones I ended up with are exactly the same as my original pair–but now with no colour bleeding!
The shoes were fine. I retied them after arriving at the lake and had no issues. They don’t feel as dreamy/cushy as I remember, but still offer noticeably more support and cushioning than the Peregrine 12’s. I think my knees and legs in general will appreciate this.
The run was very similar to Monday in terms of conditions, but I ran clockwise (the “easy” way) and watched as my pace slipped every km, then pulled it out for the last one and came in under the six-minute mark at 5:56/km. I sweated a lot, but my BPM was actually lower than Monday, too, at 153.
I did pass a shirtless runner again, though it was post-run and he had one of the strangest patterns of body hair I’ve seen, Hair on the stomach, then a line to the chest and more there, kind of like an hourglass. I couldn’t tell if it was intentional or nature just having a cheap laugh. But it was distinctive!
I drank at nearly every water fountain I could–the dam, the playground, the Nature House, Hume Park. I’ll have a more detailed ranking–with pictures!–soon.
The other notable change is my post-run stamina is starting to improve. I notice this on both the walk out from the lake and the walk home atfer. If my knees continue to improve, I may start running longer–not jumping directly to 10K, but ramping up a bit.
Overall, I am satisfied with today’s effort and happy to have shoes that don’t scoop in gravel.
NOTE: I have changed how I track distance with the shoes, going from one number to three, with the split being run/walk/total, to better reflect how much wear the shoes actually take.
Bonus shot:
Stats:
Run 798 Average pace: 5:56/km Training status: Maintaining Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 10:32 a.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 29:50 Weather: Sunny Temp: 24-25ºC Humidity: 65-62% Wind: light BPM: 153 Weight: 166.8 Total distance to date: 5870 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (5/13/18 km1The split is run/walk/total)
