I missed two runs this week:
- Monday: No good reason, I just didn’t want to go. Bad.
- Wednesday: Waited all day for a delivery that never arrived. Thanks, massive retail conglomerate! The weather was decent, too.
But today the weather was clear, if cool, so I headed out nice ‘n early and did an actual run at the actual lake. I wore two layers and shorts. This proved sufficient for the 6C start, the coldest yet this fall. A lot of the water had mist pooling over it, which was a nice effect.
The first km revealed what a week off, plus a cold start can do–my pace was a slothful 6:01/km. I expected the rest of the run to be similar, but actually found my form fairly quickly, with the last two km coming in under 5:30, bringing my average pace to 5:46/km, pretty much the same as my last run a week ago. My BPM was higher at 153, probably a combination of the colder weather and the time off.
I didn’t experience any issues during the run and even passed another jogger, woo. The trail was mostly dry but there was post-run puddle navigation required around the sports fields. The trail there is legitimately terrible now. I should really write a letter.
There were more people than usual, I’d say, no doubt brought out by the sun, but not enough to become an actual crowd.
And after the run, I had about a dozen people on horseback turn onto the trail ahead of me, which was different. None of the horses pooped, which was nice of them.
In all, a nice return.
Bonus shot: Mist before starting out:
Stats:
Run 988
Average pace: 5:46/km
Training status: Strained
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Start: 9:57 a.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 29:01
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 6-7°C
Humidity: 83%
Wind: light
BPM: 153
Weight: 166.2 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,770 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (30/51/81)
Music: The Turn of a Friendly Card, The Alan Parsons Project
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