Average pace: 4:37/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Distance: 11.51 km
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 8-10ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 781
Total distance to date: 1951 km
I headed out at 9:30 a.m. for today’s run and it was a brisk 8ºC, rising to a still cool 10ºC by the end. Low cloud gave the lake a socked-in feeling, with the mountains and surrounding area blotted out.
As expected, my pace was much better. It took me a minute or so to step up but once I did I finished out the run without difficulty, coming in with a pace of 4:37/km, a full 16 seconds better than Monday’s effort. It didn’t hurt that I had to move just to get my hands warm initially.
En route to the run I was walking along the Brunette River trail and noticed several park employees with cameras by the river. I couldn’t see what they were looking at, moved on and a few steps later saw a couple down at the edge of the river, looking over it. Then I heard a huge splash and assumed it was the couple’s dog mucking up the recently rehabilitated stream. But no, upon closer inspection I could see several salmon heroically working their way upstream through an especially shallow stretch of water. Neat.
There were no fish sightings on the run, which is for the best because any fish I’m likely to come across there would be dead and stinky. There were quite a few people, though, including one group that looked to be a photography outing and another that seemed to be a big, spread-out group of walkers. They were a bit annoying, often arrayed in a way to completely block the entire trail. Some people never seem to think about the possibility of others existing in the same space as they do.
The cold seems to have also gotten rid of the flies as this was my first fly-free run in awhile. After nearly gagging on clouds of the buggers recently I can say I am glad they have moved on/disappeared/gone to a better place.
I am a bit wary of Friday’s run. It looks like temperatures will remain low and rain is quite likely. I don’t mind running in the rain that much but the iPod has been a pain to use lately and having to tote it around in a plastic baggie to try to keep it functional makes it that much worse. I must ponder possible solutions.
| Date | Average Pace |
| October 10 | 4:37 (11K) |
| October 8 | 4:53 (11K) |
| October 2 | 4:33 (9K) |
