Today I got carried away with stuff in the morning and pondered putting off my usual Friday run. Instead, I opted to head out later than usual–at 1:30. This meant that it was already 27°C when I got to the lake.
Undaunted, and reasonably well-hydrated, I set off clockwise along the largely exposed Avalon Trail, knowing it would eventually lead me to the much more shady Southshore Trail with its pine trees and squirrels and such. My first km pace was 5:54/km–pretty slow, but fine, because:
- I’m still out of shape from lack of running
- I am not 100% recovered from my summer cold (lung capacity is reduced)
- It was much warmer than what I am used to
Then, partway through the second km, I got a text message. It was strata stuff. I shouldn’t have looked, but I did. I paused to note I was on a run and to hold off on further notices. But the damage was done. I could no longer focus on the run, and the heat wasn’t helping, either. I stopped at 1.31 km total, with an average pace of 5:53/km. :sadtrombone:
However, I still got a Training Status of Productive after the short run. Yay! But then after the 4K walk back, it switched to Overreaching again. Whoops.
Anyway, I’m including the usual stats below, but I’ve opted not to count the run part in the total distance, because it would drive my OCD batty to have the total distance end in 1.31.
Run 870
Average pace: 5:53/km
Training status: Productive (after run), Overreaching (after 4 km walk home)
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 2:21 p.m.
Distance: 1.31 km
Time: 7:41
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 27°C
Humidity: 47%
Wind: light
BPM: 148
Weight: 168.1
Total distance to date: 6,215 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 5 (355/685/1,044 km)
