Due to a Mouse Incident™ I was up much earlier than normal and had previously thought about skipping the run today to do other things, but in the end I headed out and was running on the river trail before 10 a.m. Conditions were pleasant–the showers forecast did not materialize, save for a few drops pre- and post-run.
At first, my legs felt a bit cranky, just stiff and sore (mostly from stretching). Things settled down, but then about one km in, the left hip started up, as per usual these days. It subsided for a bit, then later made its presence VERY WELL-KNOWN before subsiding again. The left knee also started acting up for a bit, too, but it also settled and was better toward the end of the run. I shall monitor these things closely.
In terms of pace, it was fast. Compared to the last river run, I came in at 5:45/km, was comfortably under the six-minute mark the entire way and my BPM stayed at a very nice 148. So from that end, it went well.
Plus, no dogs off leash. Or mice.
Stats:
Run 805 Average pace: 5:45/km Training status: Maintaining Location: Brunette River Trail Start: 9:49 a.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 28:56 Weather: Cloudy Temp: 16ºC Humidity: 72-70% Wind: light BPM: 148 Weight: 167.5 Total distance to date: 5905 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (40/69/109 km)
