Location: Burnaby Lake, CW
Distance: 11.1 km
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 15ºC
Wind: none
Calories burned: 792
Average pace: 4:52/km
Total distance to date: 1415 km
Ran: Piper Mill Trail, Conifer and Spruce Loop.
I checked the iPod twice before heading out to make sure it had, indeed, synced properly. I did not want to spend another run listening to my breathing. And it worked, thankfully. Even better, I had given the run mix a refresh and the new songs provided a little extra lift.
I ran clockwise today after making a quick detour to the port-o-potty and conditions, as befits June, were quite different than Monday, with the temperature being cooler and a light drizzle falling. The drizzle let up by the time I got to the lake so the run was dry, which was nice. I still had my iPod in a baggie just in case and after accidentally brushing the clickwheel while pocketing it, which resulted in the volume dropping way too low, I spent probably the first 300m fiddling with it to get it back to where it should be.
The run went much better than Monday’s with no fatigue to note. I even had enough gas to give a little extra push in the final km — not much but a little. I spent a good part of the north trail with a girl jogging far ahead of me. After probably a km or more I finally caught up and passed her. I’d say it was less than 30 seconds later before she then passed me. I was apparently the incentive she needed to pick up the pace. 😛 Shortly after I turned off onto the Piper Mill Trail and our would-be competition ended.
The left foot felt much better today. It did not really become noticeable until the last few km and even then it did not hurt in the same way it had on Monday. Everything else was otherwise fine and the 4:52 pace remains tied for second best overall.
Chart:
| km | Jun 13 | Jun 11 | Jun 6 | Jun 4 | Jun 1 | May 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:35 | 4:34 | 4:37 | 4:37 | 4:42 | 4:37 |
| 2 | 4:48 | 4:47 | 4:45 | 4:42 | 4:46 | 4:45 |
| 3 | 4:54 | 4:56 | 4:49 | 4:45 | 4:49 | 4:48 |
| 4 | 4:51 | 4:57 | 4:51 | 4:47 | 4:51 | 4:49 |
| 5 | 4:50 | 5:03 | 4:49 | 4:49 | 4:51 | 4:50 |
| 6 | 4:49 | 5:01 | 4:49 | 4:51 | 4:52 | 4:50 |
| 7 | 4:51 | 5:07 | 4:51 | 4:52 | 4:53 | 4:51 |
| 8 | 4:55 | 5:10 | 4:54 | 4:53 | 4:54 | 4:52 |
| 9 | 4:58 | 5:14 | 4:53 | 4:53 | 4:55 | 4:52 |
| 10 | 4:57 | 5:15 | 4:52 | 4:54 | 4:56 | 4:53 |
| 11 | 4:58 | 5:09 | 4:45 | 4:54 | 4:56 | 4:52 |
