Average pace: 4:43/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW), Brunette River trail and Lower Hume Park
Distance: 17.26 km
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 12-17ºC
Wind: moderate
Calories burned: 1170
Total distance to date: 1796 km
Ran Piper Mill Trail, Confer and Spruce Loops.
I had it in mind to do a longer run today. I headed out in the morning and with the temperature at 12ºC it was cool enough that I kept my hands in my pockets on the walk to the Brunette River trail. My plan was to run that trail, run the lake (with all three optional loops) then run back down the river trail. I did all this and hit 17.26 km just before reaching East Columbia Street. My pace was a perfectly respectable 4:43/km (which would have been a record for my usual 11K runs a few weeks ago) and my pace actually improved between the 14 and 15K mark.
By the end of the run it had warmed up to 17ºC but it remained completely comfortable, even with the sun out. I felt pretty good the entire way once again, which was especially nice given the extra distance.
The Nike+ site was having a fit after and would not upload my data. When it eventually did it got the stats right but it did not note some records I broke so I’m recording them here:
- fastest 1K: 4:20
- fatest 5K: 22:30
- fastest 10K: 46:04
It’s possibly I may have set a record for fastest mile but there’s no way I’m inflicting the math for figuring that out on my brain. 😛
Overall, an excellent start to the month.
Chart
| Date | Average Pace |
| September 1 | 4:43 |
| August 29 | 4:39 |
| August 27 | 4:40 |
| August 25 | 4:44 |
| August 22 | 4:37 |
| August 20 | 4:47 |
| August 18 | 4:51 |
| August 15 | 4:46 |
| August 13 | 4:55 |
| August 10 | 4:48 |
| August 8 | 4:45 |
| August 6 | 4:58 |
| August 3 | 4:56 |
| August 1 | 4:50 |
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