Recovery

That's better. I went out today and felt fine. My pace was back to normal, and I even felt good enough to pick it up in the second half to bring the whole 10 km under 50 minutes (funny to think that was an unreached race target until late in the summer). No aches or pains to write home about, though my thighs were a bit tender for the first few kilometers.

I was also trying out my new running jacket and hat that I got from my thoughtful wife for Christmas. The jacket is yellow with lots of reflective striping for running at night and for running on the roads in the grey gloom that passes for daylight during Vancouver's winters. I'd asked for the jacket with hill running in mind. We usually run up and around Burnaby Mountain, which is a great workout, but a good chunk of it is running on the shoulder, without a sidewalk, so being visible is a good idea. I haven't been out there since the fall, and I miss it a lot, but I will start again in the New Year.

I ran a new route today. It's funny that I never set off that way before, because I have always known it was there. It's the Central Valley Greenway, and it passes right by my house. But when I first started running, one of my son's friends dad told me about the BC Parkway, and so that is what I always ran. It turns out that the CVG is flat and wide. It looks like it would be ideal for intervals and speed tests.