With my legs mostly recovered, but the sun back and temperature higher, I went into today’s run with somewhat modest expectations.
In the end, it was fine. The temperature/humidity meant it tended a bit toward the DMS1Dry Mouth Syndrome side, but it wasn’t too bad. I started out a bit slow, but still under the six-minute mark, then began improving over the course of the run, finishing with a pace of 5:49/km, nine seconds better than Friday. BPM was up to 151, but that’s expected given the extra heat and exertion.
I didn’t experience any issues.
Also, there were no smokers or off-leash dogs today, hooray.
Shortly after I finished my run, a guy walking toward me advised of a coyote sitting around the corner. Said corner was probably about 20-30m ahead. I took the corner wide, which was convenient, because I planned on checking out the fountain at the playground and sure enough, a golden brown coyote was chilling out by the side of the trail, just looking around and taking it easy. At some point, it seemed to notice a crow on the field and got up, making a stealthy beeline toward it. You may be thinking, “Wouldn’t the crow just fly away when it got closer?” And yes, this is exactly what happened. Perhaps this is why the world is not overrun with coyotes.
I did go over to a woman walking a bite-sized dog that there was a coyote nearby (I lost track of it after the crow flew off). We discussed a recent grizzly attack (not here) and other animal-related terrors, then she thanked me and I walked home without incident.
In all, a fine start to the week, running-wise.
Stats:
Run 947
Average pace: 5:49/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Start: 9:39 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 29:16
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 19-20°C
Humidity: 63-60%
Wind: light
BPM: 151
Weight: 167.6
Total distance to date: 6,567.5 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: ASICS Trabuco Terra 2 (162.5/353.5/516)
Music: Out of the Blue, ELO
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