I did run on Monday or Wednesday. I sort of had an excuse on Monday, but Wednesday was just me not feeling like it (the weather was bad, too). Today, even though it’s a stat holiday, I headed out. It helped that the weather was mild and pleasant–actually feeling warmer than the reported temperature.
Because it’s Good Friday, I expected more people than usual on the trail and as I started out, running clockwise, I had a wacky idea, which was to head down the Avalon Trail and then, instead of turning onto the South Shore Trail and the usual loop around the lake, to keep going straight onto the Freeway Trail, which is noisy and not very scenic.
And I did!
I ran around 2 km, basically the entire length before it becomes paved, and turned off at the second-to-last point to get back onto the main loop. I encountered two people walking and a giant group of cyclists, though they passed by without incident. I was otherwise by myself, save for the constant roar of the traffic from the highway, which is surprisingly close to the trail at some points.
As for the run itself, I started strong at 5:35/km, then flagged to 5:53/km. I got my proverbial mojo back and finished at a perfectly cromulent 5:44/km, an improvement over my last pace. Unlike the last run, I didn’t experience any issues. The weather probably helped.
It was nice to get back out.
Stats:
Run 860 Average pace: 5:44/km Training status: Maintaining Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) Start: 12:26 p.m. Distance: 5:02 km Time: 28:49 Weather: Partly cloudy Temp: 10-11C Humidity: 69-65% Wind: light BPM: 153 Weight: 169.0 Total distance to date: 6185 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (325/602/927 km)
