Today the sun could not penetrate the smoke haze but paradoxically, the smoke was lighter and less obnoxious, enough so that I opted to run on my return up the river trail.
My stats were still a bit slower than a typical walk/run because I kept to a more deliberate pace. While the air quality was better, it was still not exactly mountain spring fresh.
It was a bit cooler–and the breeze, when it rose, has a decided fall flavor to it–but the biggest difference other than less smoke was the humidity, which was significantly higher. That meant sweating was copious.
Also, after posting signs back in August and then doing nothing for more than a month, they have finally started moving in equipment for the remedial work on the river. They were shut down when I went by, so hopefully the work won’t disrupt my workouts, though I can’t imagine it will be near as active a worksite as it was back in the summer of 2012.
The stats are in line with a typical walk/run split, with a higher but fine BPM and a much better pace than yesterday.
Walk 11 Average pace: 8:00/km Location: Brunette River trail Distance: 7.6 km Time: 1:00:46 Weather: Light smoke haze Temp: 23ºC Humidity: 66% Wind: light BPM: 123 Weight: 170.8 pounds Total distance to date: 84.15 km Devices: Apple Watch Series 5, iPhone 8
