Today is the first day of summer, but it is also the first day in a while in which there was a real chance of precipitation during my run, so I opted to wait a bit before heading out into the cooler-than-normal and cloudy conditions.
As I walked down the river trail, I pondered what to do. Having to run/walk all the way around the lake and back in the rain would kind of suck, so maybe I could just run the river trail to reduce the risk? About halfway down the trail, the weather made up my mind for me by starting to shower. I immediately started my run.
The shower tapered off at nearly the same time I finished the run. I want to think this is just a coincidence and that the planet doesn’t actually hate me.
On the plus side, the run went well! I ignored the suggested workout and ran at a normal pace, which felt fine and comfortable. In fact, my overall pace of 5:42/km saw a BPM of only 147. Nice. The river trail is always a good place to feel better about your running.
I saw a few other runners on the trail and some soggy cyclists. One of the runners smiled at me with that, “Yep, great weather!” look in his eyes. It wasn’t that bad and since it did taper off, I was mostly dry by the time I got home. Thank you, wicking fabric!
Anyway, it was a wet but not entirely unpleasant end to the running week.
Stats:
Run 935
Average pace: 5:42/km
Training status: Maintaining
Location: Brunette River Trail
Start: 11:57 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 28:41
Weather: Cloudy, showers
Temp: 14°C
Humidity: 82-79%
Wind: light
BPM: 147
Weight: 168.2
Total distance to date: 6,510 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: ASICS Trabuco Terra 2 (105/215/320)
Music: New Adventures in Hi-Fi, R.E.M.
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