My two goals today:
- Adopt a more moderate pace, to reduce the possibility of injury
- Finish before The Rains moved in, as they were forecast to do this afternoon
Success on both counts, if only technically. My overall pace was 5:37/km, which is slower than the 5:35/km on Wednesday, but in practical terms, it’s not really much different. I did start out slower, with my initial lap being 5:41/km, and felt kind of weird/off, as if I hadn’t eaten enough (I ate a normal breakfast before heading out). Whatever it was, I shook it off and caused a weird reversal, as my 3rd and 4th km were faster than the first two, which happens approximately never. But it happened today!
Conditions were quite similar to the previous run, and my BPM dropped another smidgen, right to 150. Once I shook off the initial weirdness, I felt fine and picked up the pace without really trying to, which was nice.
And unlike Wednesday, there were people on the trail today, probably because I headed out later. There was a large walking group, but they were spread out, and I managed to pass them without incident.
And leaves. There were bunches of leaves here and there, a reminder that fall is officially only nine days away.
As for The Rains, they started just minutes after I got back home. I would have stayed dry for the run itself, but would have been soggy on the walk back, so woo for keeping dry.
Overall, a good way to wrap up a full week of running.
Stats:
Run 885
Average pace: 5:37/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Start: 12:16 p.m.
Distance: 5.04 km
Time: 28:19
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 16-17°C
Humidity: 78-75%
Wind: light to moderate
BPM: 150
Weight: 166.4
Total distance to date: 6,285 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 6 (70/153/223)
