I was back to a morning run today, albeit a late morning. I pondered whether to give myself an extra rest day, as I was surprisingly sore after Saturday’s run, but in the end I couldn’t resist the call of sunny, summer-like weather.
My plan was to do a short loop and to run at a more relaxed pace. Mission accomplished on both counts, with my pace coming in at 5:46/km, three seconds slower than Saturday. Unlike recent runs, I didn’t sag midway through, but actually picked up the pace after the second km, and had a stronger finish (5:37).
No issues to report: well-behaved dogs and dog people, no bikes, no crazy number of slugs to dodge. It was unusually warm, but only for this time of year. It felt nice, and this may be one of the last warm-feeling runs of the season, so I savoured the sun instead of cursing it, as I sometimes do in the summer.
I can tell I’m going to be a bit sore again, but hopefully not as much as after Saturday’s run, so I should be okay to go again Wednesday.
In all, a perfectly cromulent start to the week.
Stats:
Run 892
Average pace: 5:46/km
Training status: Maintaining
Location: Burnaby Lake
Start: 11:41 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 29:02
Weather: Mostly sunny
Temp: 18-19°C
Humidity: 62-59%
Wind: light
BPM: 154
Weight: 167.0
Total distance to date: 6,320 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: HOKA Speedgoat 6 (105/202/307)
