My hands are still numb as I type this.
After skipping Friday’s run (my bad), I went out this morning, under threat of rain. It stayed dry on the walk to the lake, and initially on the run, but soon the rain started, a light shower that continued for the rest of the run.
It wasn’t too bad, thanks mainly to little wind. After the run, the rain continued, got heavier, and the wind picked up. And I had a 9 km walk home. I almost wished I’d had gloves with me.
But as mentioned, the run went fine, and I actually improved my pace over last Wednesday. I originally was going to do a short loop, clockwise, but around the 2K mark I passed a couple with a largish dog that was off-leash. The woman grabbed its collar as I ran by, but I thought about how I’d be approaching them by behind a short time later and how I could get tangled up with that off-leash dog. This prompted me to keep going, adding a bonus 5 km of walking to my workout. And that was fine, except for the poopy weather.
The run itself was again blessedly free of incidents. I started and ended strong and while I faded a bit at the 4K mark, I was able to improve my pace without feeling like I was overdoing it.
The environs around the lake are also looking increasingly spring-like. Now we just need that spring-like weather. Soon™.
Run 855 Average pace: 5:48/km Training status: Productive Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 11:28 a.m. Distance: 5:03 km Time: 29:12 Weather: Light, steady rain Temp: 6-7ºC Humidity: 85% Wind: light to moderate BPM: 157 Weight: 170.5 Total distance to date: 6165 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (300/551/851 km)
