Distance: 11.04 km
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 17-18ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 772
Average pace: 5:19/km
Total distance to date: 827 km
Tonight I felt like Goldilocks. With the temperature a comfy 18ºC, a light breeze from the east and the cooling of the night air, conditions were just right for today’s run. My biggest worry was getting conked by a baseball by one of the two games in progress. Fortunately none of the balls turned into noggin homing missiles.
Obligatory odd thing on the run: An old white lab was strolling and sitting about for most of my run and until the very end I never saw the owner. In fact, I’m still not sure the person I saw the dog with at the end was the owner. In any case, toward the end of the run the dog decided to lay down square in the middle of the path. From a distance he looked like a large white rock that had been dropped into place. On my first lap past him I hooked right. He stirred slightly. On the second lap I hooked left and he stirred not at all. Dogs are weird.
The other thing that stood out tonight was the large number of runners. There were half a dozen out at once and more than that over the length of my run. Nearly all were running counter-clockwise, so I felt a bit like someone driving down the right side of the road in England. No collisions to report, though I do roll my foot over an exposed root once as I dodged a fellow jogger.
The run itself went very well. I had a good start and a much better pace than the last run and felt no discomfort. Toward the end my second wind had kicked in nicely and I opted to do what I have never done before and go for that extra km. I finished with 11.04 km on the run and an average pace of 5:19/km — my best pace ever for a 10K. I am pleased. So was Joan, who, instead of giving me congrats for yet another phantom 500K completed, instead accurately acknowledged my farthest run to date. Thanks, Joan!
Chart (blue indicates the run was done clockwise):
| km | Jun 28 | Jun 26 | Jun 23 | Jun 21 | Jun 18 | Jun 16 | Jun 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 4:58 | 4:59 | 4:59 | 5:00 | 4:53 | 5:05 | 5:02 |
| 2 km | 5:03 | 5:05 | 5:05 | 5:04 | 5:01 | 5:09 | 5:07 |
| 3 km | 5:05 | 5:10 | 5:09 | 5:07 | 5:04 | 5:13 | 5:10 |
| 4 km | 5:08 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 5:11 | 5:09 | 5:16 | 5:14 |
| 5 km | 5:11 | 5:15 | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:19 | 5:18 |
| 6 km | 5:13 | 5:19 | — | 5:15 | 5:15 | — | 5:20 |
| 7 km | 5:15 | 5:21 | — | 5:17 | 5:18 | — | 5:21 |
| 8 km | 5:16 | 5:23 | — | 5:19 | 5:21 | — | 5:22 |
| 9 km | 5:18 | 5:25 | — | 5:20 | 5:23 | — | 5:24 |
| 10 km | 5:19 | 5:27 | — | 5:21 | 5:24 | — | 5:25 |
| 11 km | 5:19 |
