Or hat, or gloves! It’s spring like weather today in Nova Scotia! I’d love to say it’s officially spring but that might not be true….give me a few more weeks and I’ll let you know if Spring has arrived.

Today I was supposed to run with my friend/coach but we had to postpone it until Monday, which I was totally fine with. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the temperature was…. +5C (felt like +3C)…Saaaaaswweeet!

I planned on running today no matter what. All morning I fueled my body with water and food so I’d be ready to run at noon.  I got my running gear on and headed out on the sidewalk for a run.

It was a perfect day to run. No jacket, hat or gloves needed for this run. The plan was 5k.

I had to cross the street twice. Once at a cross walk and once randomly as the sidewalk ended. There were a few long inclines (hills) that slowed me a down a little but also sped me up on the down side 🙂 Bonus!

My run went like this (per kilometers):

1. 5:41
2. 6:03
3. 6:00
4. 5:55
5. 5:24

At 4.51 km, I saw that I was just over 26 minutes and thought, holy shit I’m going to get a sub 29 – 5k…so I sped up. {insert mistake} I went too fast too early. Once I figured that out and was at 4.89 km I sped up again and pushed it to the end.

Needless to say, I was happy with my run. 29:34 (5k) – a NEW PERSONAL BEST by 5 seconds. I recently ran a sub 30 – 5k a few weeks ago which was a goal I’ve had for a while. I’m getting faster 🙂

I wondering if I didn’t have to cross the street/wait for traffic early in my run, if I could have run faster 🙂

Do you have to cross at cross-walks when out for a run?

Do you stick to trails only? (Our trails are still snow-covered)

Do you mix it up, trail, road, sidewalk?