I was busy in the morning and almost pondered skipping today’s run, which would have been bad, because the weather was actually decent. Instead, I ran in the early afternoon and still went to the lake, as the sun is no longer setting at 1:48 p.m.
And it was pretty close to the same performance as Friday’s run on the river trail, except for a few notable details:
- The lake is a somewhat more technical trail, so a similar performance here means I was actually performing better, woo.
- My BPM was an average of only 140, maxing out at 151. This is unusually low, but not so low that it can simply be written off as a wrong reading. Still, it suggests something. Stronger heart? Better shape? Phase of moon?
The trail was not too busy and conditions were pretty decent–no big puddles or debris to dodge. In the last km I even passed another couple running ahead of me. I didn’t really want to, because they weren’t running that much faster, but I wanted to slow down even less. Once I was past, I felt an urge to be kind of macho and keep a strong pace up to widen the gap, which led to my best km. My overall pace was 5:44/km.
Also, my training status is now back to Productive. I am back onboard the Running Train.
My lower heart rate may have been helped at the 1K mark, where my right shoelace came untied. I tied it before the run. I tied it again at the 1K mark. I tied it at the end of the run. This is the most wanting-to-be-untied shoelace I have ever encountered. It’s getting a tiny bit annoying now, and I may have to look into alternate methods of securing the laces on these shoes.
Otherwise, a good start to the week.
Stats:
Run 998
Average pace: 5:44/km
Training status: Productive
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW, short loop)
Start: 1:15 p.m.
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 28:50
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 6°C
Humidity: 77-75%
Wind: light
BPM: 140 (!)
Weight: 168.5 pounds
Total distance to date: 6,820 km
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 265, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation)
Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 15 (80/129/209)
Music: Songs in the Attic, Billy Joel
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