Run 333
Average pace: 5:26/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Ran Spruce and Conifer Loops and Piper Mill Trail
Distance: 5.04 km
Weather: Overcast
Temp: 20ºC
Wind: nil to light
Calories burned: 388
Total distance to date: 2798
Halfway to the Number of the Beast and this run was certainly devilishly bad, time-wise.
On the plus side my left foot was not hurting before the run and even though I could feel it about halfway through it was minor and I don’t feel it affected my pace. Likewise the hip did not seem to affect my start or the run in general and is very close to what I would consider fully healed. From whatever happened to it.
The first km felt good, I had a strong finish and overall it felt like my pace was at least equal to Sunday, if not better. Then the nice Nike lady announced my pace at the end of the run and it was a very not-nice result: 5:26/km. My first km was even worse than the average at 5:28/km and my last km was significantly faster at 5:18/km. Where I normally droop at the 2K mark, today I was allegedly picking up speed, hitting 5:14/km.
All in all, a truly baffling result that makes me think the sensor may be going or has gone haywire.
If you ignore the actual time it was a much better run than Sunday. The temperature was mild and the sky overcast, so it was comfortable running weather. I never developed any weird cramps or stitches, apart from a few brief moments when the upper thigh muscle on my left leg felt a little sore, probably due to the relative lack of runs recently.
I’m pondering what to do for Thursday’s run. I may even get wacky and try the Brooks shoes of doom again or buy a new Nike+ sensor. Or both! Or neither! Who knows!
