Average pace: 5:09/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CCW)
Ran Piper Mill Trail, Conifer and Spruce Loops
Distance: 11.04 km
Weather: Sunny, humid
Temp: 25-26ºC (felt like 26-28ºC)
Wind: light to moderate
Calories burned: 797
Total distance to date: 2344 km
Today’s run was a little less humid and not quite as warm and the breeze was a bit breezier. The combination meant I finished with a pace of 5:09/km, 12 seconds better than my last run and nearly catching up to my previous 5:07 pace.
I ran counter-clockwise and am thinking this is easier when conditions are more Xtreme™ because the north side of the lake is more shaded. This means I can establish a decent pace by the time I hit the hotter, more exposed south side of the lake. When I do it in reverse it feels like my energy reserve gets exhausted before I can hit my stride and the back half of the run tends to fizzle out.
Or something like that.
The left foot behaved for the run and started feeling sore on the walk back but not nearly to the degree of Saturday’s run, so a definite improvement there. Overall I’m pleased to see that the horrible run on Saturday was probably just an anomaly.
