This is what a difference in the weather makes. It was cloudy and cooler, leading me to lop an impressive 22 seconds off my average pace while running the same route. My BPM also dropped from 164 on Wednesday to 151 today.
In all, it was nice to get back to more runner-friendly conditions.
The FIRE DANGER signs are back up and that is usually followed by showers. Just as I was checking my stats post-run I felt the first few drops. To be fair, it never amounted to much more than drizzle, so the signs will likely stay up for more than 24 hours.
And when I say I ran the same route, this is mostly true, because at the 4.11 km mark I was passing a guy who smiled at me in polite acknowledgement. I nodded back and was going to keep running, but he had that “I want to talk to you” look, so I paused the run and he advised me that up farther on the Cottonwood Trail several people had just seen a bear and he had just turned back himself. I thanked him for the bears-up, turned around and finished the remainder of the run going back the way I came. The lake loop has some pretty good lines of sight, but there are also a fair number of blind corners and turning a corner while running directly toward a bear has never struck me as a good idea, so the decision to turn back was an easy one. This effectively lopped off about two km or so from my walk back, which was fine by me.
In all, a nice, if somewhat unusual, conclusion to the week, running-wise.
Stats:
Run 943
Average pace: 5:47/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW, mostly)
Start: 10:47 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 29:07
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 20°C
Humidity: 72-70%
Wind: light
BPM: 151
Weight: 167.9
Total distance to date: 6,547.5 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: ASICS Trabuco Terra 2 (142.5/301.5/444)
Music: 2x4, Guadalcanal Diary
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