Sunday and I’m walking again! I didn’t exercise-walk yesterday, but I did go for a walk. Today it was exercise-walk again, with some bonus running.
First, the weather. It kinds of sucked. It was cooler than normal, though 12C isn’t that cold, but I wore my long-sleeved shirt anyway. And it rained steadily the entire time. It was one of those, “Just get started and get it over with” kind of exercises, though the bonus lack of wind meant it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. I listened to music, I ran on and off repeatedly, without issue.
Well, one issue: Right after I finished the 8K (I was running at the time), I stopped tracking, began walking again, and my right knee felt really creaky. It’s fine now, but the timing and suddenness seemed weird.
Other than that, it went well. I never try to fall into the “must go faster” mindset, but I kind of did, a little, today. I lopped 19 seconds off my previous pace and my BPM went from 118 to 131, reflecting how much time I spent running.
I’m still undecided on running tomorrow, but I will at least do an exercise-walk, regardless.
Hopefully with less rain, mud and generally slippery conditions.
Stats:
Walk 106
Average pace: 8:40/km
Location: Brunette River trail/Burnaby Lake
Distance: 8.03 km
Time: 1:09:36
Weather: Rain
Temp: 12°C
Humidity: 91%
Wind: light
BPM: 131
Weight: 169.0 pounds
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255
Total distance to date: 795.56 km