Average pace: 4:38/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW) including part of Freeway trail
Distance: 11.66 km
Weather: Variable cloud
Temp: 12ºC
Wind: moderate to strong
Calories burned: 791
Total distance to date: 1998 km
Since my bladder demanded attention just as I was ready to start my run, I started a bit short. To make up for it I voluntarily took the Freeway Trail detour I had to use back in July and August while the one boardwalk was being replaced. This helped extend my run and alleviate any guilt for not pushing 11K+. The detour looked a fair bit different, with a large swathe of land reshaped, seeded and cut through with streams as part of the environmental upgrades being done alongside expansion of Highway 1. In short, the area looks nicer. One of the streams is currently cutting across the trail and is eroding it. I’m not sure if that’s nature taking its course or if they’ll change it later. I’ll run the trail again in awhile to see what’s happened.
That was the good part of the run — along with no rain.
The bad part is my left hip was feeling cranky (I think it’s related to the office chair I use at the computer, coupled with my posture, which apparently goes into the worst position possible automatically) and this dragged down my time as it formed a hard cap on my speed. Slow and steady is a good way to describe it. My left foot also acted up more than usual for a time, worsening the effect. By the end I finished with a pace of 4:38, perfectly respectable, but disappointing coming off the record run of Wednesday.
Still, it makes it easy to improve for Monday’s run.
| Date | Average Pace |
| October 19 | 4:38 (11K) |
| October 17 | 4:31 (11K) |
| October 15 | 4:36 (11K) |
| October 12 | 4:38 (11K) |
| October 10 | 4:37 (11K) |
| October 8 | 4:53 (11K) |
| October 2 | 4:33 (9K) |
