Average pace: 4:36/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW), Brunette river trail, Lower Hume Park
Distance: 10.58 km
Weather: Low cloud
Temp: 16ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 718
Total distance to date: 1908 km
Ran Piper Mill trail, Conifer and Spruce Loops.
It was a pleasant 16ºC as I set out tonight, starting my run at Lower Hume Park and heading off to Burnaby Lake from there. The bridge on the Brunette river trail is finished and feels very sturdy. It also smells pleasantly woody, much like the new boardwalk at the lake.
The nice thing about tonight’s run is my glasses did not fall apart and only two bugs plopped onto them. Other than those, I did not notice any others land on me, unlike the previous run where they were festooned all up and down my arms and everywhere else.
As it turns out, I got back right around the same time the sun was setting so there was still plenty of light. In fact, the sky began to clear toward the end so it paradoxically got brighter as I was wrapping up the run. The parts of the trail where the canopy is thickest definitely had a gloomy aspect to them, though.
My only misstep was in terms of calculating distance. Once I hit 5K I jogged an additional 500m or so, hoping to end the run just over 11K. I goofed and came up about 500m short so next time I use this route I’ll run to the 6K mark before turning around and heading back. Other than that the run went well, with a fast 4:36 pace, showing that the soreness from Sunday’s power walk didn’t slow me down. I also passed the 1900 km mark and if I stay on track will hit 2000 sometime in October.
Chart (records are in pink)
| Date | Average Pace |
| September 24 | 4:36 (10K) |
| September 22 | 4:38 (11K) |
| September 19 | 4:34 (11K) |
| September 17 | 4:44 (11K) |
| September 15 | 4:39 (11K) |
| September 13 | 4:37 (11K) |
| September 11 | 4:36 (11K) |
| September 9 | 4:35 (11K) |
| September 8 | 4:33 (5K) |
| September 5 | 4:40 (5K) |
| September 3 | 4:39 (11K) |
| September 1 | 4:43 (17K) |
