Today I walked to the lake and back and at first I started slower and my thought process was “This is fine” (non-ironic version) because I walked over 27,000 steps yesterday and my tendons and muscles and things were a little tired.
But I found my pace picking up, so I suppose I wasn’t that tired. I also experimented a few times with some short bursts of jogging (no more than 30 seconds or so at a stretch) and it was…okay. Not painful or anything. Creaky, I suppose. But it has been almost three weeks since I last ran. My BPM hit a max of 152, so I was achieving a regular run pace, though interestingly, my overall BPM stayed exactly the same as Wednesday, at 118. The weather may have helped a bit, too. It was less breezy and warmer in a pleasant sort of way.
Also, there was a meeting on the trail near the dam consisting of adult geese, their two goslings, plus two pairs of wood ducks…and their ducklings. It was like they were all just hanging out together. A bit odd. Maybe a coincidence? Perhaps this is how gooseducks happen.
Anyway, in all it went well. I will continue these walks and possibly try a run on Monday, when the weather promises to be a bit damp and when running would seem better than walking (in the rain).
Stats:
Walk 105
Average pace: 8:59/km
Location: Brunette River trail/Burnaby Lake
Distance: 8.03 km
Time: 1:12:07
Weather: Sunny
Temp: 20°C
Humidity: 38%
Wind: light
BPM: 118
Weight: 169.1 pounds
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255
Total distance to date: 787.53 km