I pondered what to do today in terms of activity. Last week, I did not run due to a head/chest cold, which continues to linger on into this week. It came down to one of three options:
- Take the camera and walk to Piper Spit. Round trip: 12 km.
- Do a casual walk to the lake and back. Round trip: 8 km.
- Do a walk to the lake, then another back, but dressed for a run and treating the walks as exercise. Round trip: 8 km.
I opted for option #3 and in fact ran a great deal of the second walk back. The weather was pleasant, with a light breeze and a mix of sun and cloud. I experienced no issues during the run part (but forgot to stretch before, whoopsie). When I first got to the lake, I briefly contemplated an actual run (even just 2.5 km) but ultimately decided I was not quite ready.
You can see a clear difference in the two walks, though, with average paces of 9:25/km and 7:39/km when I kicked it up the proverbial notch.
My Garmin watch was not overly impressed. After the walk to the lake, my training status went from Detraining to, well, it stayed at Detraining. But after the second walk (which involved a lot of running), it improved to…Unproductive. I suppose the next time it will get nudged, possibly, to Recovery.
It was nice to at least get out and get moving again.
Stats:
Walk 111
Average pace: 9:25 and 7:39/km
Location: Brunette River trail/Burnaby Lake
Distance: 4.02 and 4.04 km
Time: 37:48 and 30:54
Weather: Sun and cloud
Temp: 20°C
Humidity: 53%
Wind: light
BPM: 116 and 130
Weight: 170.1 pounds
Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255
Total distance to date: 840.71 km
