On Wednesday evening, a water pipe burst on the ground floor of one of the other buildings in our complex. I helped man one of the shop vacs to suck up the water in the hallway, bending and stooping for around an hour or so. The next day my legs were very sore.
Two days later, they are still sore, but I was able to do my stretching exercises this morning without issue, since the sore muscles aren’t the exact same ones I use when running.
My walk to the lake took about a minute longer than usual, due to the legs being ever-so-stiff. For the run, conditions were very nice–cloudy and 16C. But my pace for the first two km was a pokey 6:08/km due to the soreness. By the third km my legs finally started to limber up and I came under six minutes thereafter, with an overall pace of 5:58/km. I consider this pretty good, given how my legs felt.
The conditions and my pace both lead to a lower overall heart rate of 146. Despite the stiffness, the slower pace for the first couple of km actually felt kind of comfy.
I experienced no other issues, other than rampant dogs off-leash. I guess it’s Rules-free Friday or something. There were also three people fishing behind temporary fencing clearly meant to keep people away from Still Creek, and as a bonus, they were smoking. Next time I may just push them in, or sic the geese on them.
Overall, not a bad way to end the week, given the circumstances.
Stats:
Run 946
Average pace: 5:58/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 10:02 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 30:00
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 16°C
Humidity: 83%
Wind: light to moderate
BPM: 146
Weight: 168.1
Total distance to date: 6,562.5 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: ASICS Trabuco Terra 2 (157.5/340.5/498)
Music: Long Distance Voyager, The Moody Blues
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