Today was the first time in awhile that I attempted a run with only a day off in-between.
Fortunately, it was a success!
The temperature was 19ºC but dropped a degree or two over the course — not that I noticed, because despite the sky being overcast, it still felt a bit warm. It began spitting partway through but didn’t turn to light rain until the run was over and I was heading back. The spitting did clear out most of the park by about the 6 km point, though.
The only discomfort I felt was some light cramps on my right side but they didn’t affect my pace.
After another slowish start (5:05) I again finished with a strong back half, though I could clearly feel the effect of only having a day off. The second half of the run left me feeling pretty tired, even as I worked to maintain my pace, but my consistency from 5 km to 10 km was probably the best ever — I only dropped my average pace by 7 seconds in that span (compared to 12 in the first half). I finished with an overall time of 54:03 — a full minute faster than Monday and an average of 5:23, my third best pace to date.
The titular tire (say that three times fast):
The top of the photo is the gravel of the kids play area, the bottom is the path I run on. I continue to be baffled at how things like this end up where they do. What is the story behind someone rolling a tire, complete with rim, into a public park? People are weird.
Chart (red denotes running in especially warm conditions, green denotes cramps during run):
| km | Sept 15 | Sept 13 | Sept 6 | Sept 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 5:05 | 5:00 | 4:56 | 4:54 |
| 2 km | 5:08 | 5:05 | 5:03 | 4:58 |
| 3 km | 5:12 | 5:09 | 5:07 | 5:03 |
| 4 km | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:11 | 5:08 |
| 5 km | 5:17 | 5:18 | 5:14 | 5:13 |
| 6 km | 5:18 | 5:21 | 5:16 | 5:16 |
| 7 km | 5:19 | 5:24 | 5:18 | 5:19 |
| 8 km | 5:21 | 5:26 | 5:20 | 5:23 |
| 9 km | 5:23 | 5:28 | 5:21 | 5:26 |
| 10 km | 5:23 | 5:29 | 5:21 | 5:27 |
