Run 362
Average pace: 5:15/km
Location: Burnaby Lake (CW)
Distance: 5.03 km
Time: 26:26
Weather: Cloudy
Temp: 17ºC
Wind: light
Calories burned: 365
Total distance to date: 3019
Device used: iPhone 5c
The good parts about today’s run:
- I ran 5K without stopping
- I did not fall on my face
- I was at no point handed a crying baby to carry with me
- No cyclists
- No rain
The bad parts about today’s run:
- I hadn’t run for a week (ie. was slower)
- I was feeling less than 100% due to sinuses/throat (ie. was slower still)
- my left foot was sore before I headed out (ie. slower plus bonus hurting)
The bad parts resulted in a sluggish pace of 5:15/km, a big drop from last week’s under-5 minute triumph. Improving on this during the weekend shouldn’t be too challenging but you never know.
I actually had a decent pace for the first two km and had a good finish (despite the left foot saying “lol stop running on me!”) but lagged on the 3rd and 4th km, tired from all the aforementioned items above.
The only other notable part of the run was seeing the huge number of salmon gathered outside the Cariboo Dam, all eager to get to the other side so they could spawn and die. It’s inspiring and depressing all at once.
