Run 1,049: Consistency and fewer dogs, people, and geese

View from Cariboo Dam: Sunny and warm. I wasn’t sure what to expect heading out later than usual today, except that it would be hotter and probably more challenging as a result. I was half right, because it was indeed a full six degrees warmer, with humidity also way down, though curiously it still felt humid, so a dry mouth was not a problem. But I was wrong about it being more challenging, because I posted an overall pace two seconds faster than Wednesday at 6:20/km and my BPM dropped from 149 to 147. Nice. The BPM likely benefitted from a brief pit stop at the Nature House to hydrate at the water fountain there, just past the 2K mark, but not too much, as I really did just sip and run. I did begin to feel the heat, as they say, later in the run, but managed to keep a consistent pace from beginning to end, with a variance of only five seconds from slowest to fastest km. I think this worked to my benefit. And despite the sunny conditions, there weren’t as many people, dogs, or geese…