Clouds for the first few km, sunny the rest and the usual 8ºC. Because of the rains a few days earlier large stretches of the trail were muddy and I’m going to blame that for my slower pace. Yeah, that’s it.
No other joggers at all this time, which is rare, especially given the weather. I started strong with my best first km yet – 4:50 min. — but began lagging after the first several km and despite an effort at the end to tighten the pace, I ended up with an average of 5:29/km vs. 5:23/km on the two runs previous. Overall this run was 54 seconds slower, coming in close to 55 minutes instead of under 54. I’m not sure why I was that much slower. Just unmotivated, perhaps. It was still a solid run, though.
Total distance: 10.03 km (previous: 10.03 km)
Average time/km: 5:29/km (previous: 5:23/km)
Best time/km: 4:50/km (previous: 4:51/km) <– best to date
