Location: Burnaby Lake, CCW
Distance: 11.51 km
Weather: Sun
Temp: 19ºC
Wind: moderate
Calories burned: 819
Average pace: 5:04/km
Total distance to date: 1302.43 km
Temperatures today were only slightly above normal and with a steady breeze I wasn’t overly concerned about getting parched on the run. I opted to skip any hydration and it turned out fine. My mouth was a tad dry by the end but it was fine overall. I established a comfortable pace early on and held on throughout, using the slightly cooler temperature to boost my pace a bit to a new second-best ever at 5:04/km. I also passed the 1300 km mark, which was nice. And Joan congratulated me for 500 more km completed, which was just Joan doing her thing.
Other than that, there’s not much else to add. The run was smooth and uneventful, just the way I like it. My cranky left foot is feeling that much better and my calves and shins are holding up, too.
I ran the Spruce and Conifer Loops but skipped Piper Mill.
Chart (average pace is bolded if different than the last km):
| km | May 16 | May 14 | May 11 | May 9 | May 7 | May 4 | May 2 | Apr 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:54 | 4:51 | 4:50 | 4:55 | 4:52 | 4:42 | 4:58 | 5:02 |
| 2 | 4:57 | 4:55 | 4:56 | 5:03 | 4:59 | 4:50 | 5:00 | 5:11 |
| 3 | 4:59 | 4:59 | 4:59 | 5:06 | 5:04 | 4:54 | 5:02 | 5:13 |
| 4 | 5:00 | 5:02 | 5:01 | 5:08 | 5:07 | 4:55 | 5:04 | 5:13 |
| 5 | 5:01 | 5:03 | 5:02 | 5:08 | 5:09 | 4:56 | 5:05 | 5:13 |
| 6 | 5:01 | 5:05 | 5:02 | 5:10 | 5:10 | 4:57 | 5:05 | 5:12 |
| 7 | 5:02 | 5:06 | 5:04 | 5:10 | 5:12 | 4:58 | 5:05 | 5:12 |
| 8 | 5:03 | 5:08 | 5:05 | 5:11 | 5:15 | 4:59 | 5:06 | 5:13 |
| 9 | 5:04 | 5:07 | 5:05 | 5:12 | 5:17 | 5:00 | 5:06 | 5:13 |
| 10 | 5:04 | 5:07 | 5:06 | 5:12 | 5:19 | 5:00 | 5:06 | 5:13 |
| 11 | 5:04 | 5:07 | 5:06 | 5:12 | 5:20 | 5:01 | 5:06 | 5:13 |
