Run 513
Average pace: 5:33/km
Location: Brunette River trail and Burnaby Lake (CW)
Start: 6:30 pm
Distance: 8.02 km
Time: 44:35
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 22ºC
Humidity: 56%
Wind: light
BPM: 153
Weight: 161.6 pounds
Total distance to date: 3979 km
Devices: Apple Watch, iPhone
Three differences between Tuesday’s run and tonight’s:
- It was 22ºC instead of 28ºC. This was very good.
- I ran 8K instead of 7K, taking advantage of the longer clockwise route. This was nice because the longer runs build up my stamina.
- My pace was 5:33/km vs. 5:37/km. See the first bullet point: Cooler really does equal faster.
I was a bit concerned at the start Due to some weird gas in the stomach. I could feel the water I had before the run sloshing around. It seemed a good bet that cramps were to follow, like some scene from an irritable bowel syndrome TV commercial. I started out a bit slower than normal but the cramps never materialized and the gas passed (ho ho).
For the first half of the run I actually ended up feeling fairly energetic and only felt like I was pushing in the last few km as I worked to maintain my pace (my last km was also the fastest).
For the third run in a row I sweated like some kind of robot designed specifically to sweat. A sweatbot. I have no idea why I am sweating so much but it’s on the verge of being irritating as it constantly threatens to sluice down into my eyes. If I end up having to get a headband I may cry a little.
The trail work on the Avalon and South Shore trails doesn’t seem to have progressed much in the last few days but just before the 5K marker (not the 5K mark of the run, the actual 5K marker of the Burnaby Lake Loop) the trail was covered with fresh gravel. Except it wasn’t really gravel, it was more like just plain rocks. I have no idea what they’re doing there but it ain’t friendly for running. Or walking. Maybe it’s intended as a base to allow drainage after they put the crushed gravel on top. There are spots in this section that do flood after a good rain. But for now it’s not exactly feet-friendly.
I passed quite a few other joggers tonight. Not too many pedestrians and no cyclists, so yay.
Overall, a good if excessively sweaty run.