running long 2:26:00 [3] 24.0 km (6:05 / km)
shoes: Asics GT-2000
Blackwood-->Belair-->Brownhill Creek, from Perry Ave. Thought I was going ok, even up hills, but the first half was about 5 min slower than I would have liked, and the last half even more so once I ran out of energy. Legs didn't feel terrible but I just couldn't make them turn over any more efficiently. Seems I have only one pace these days: 24-hr rogaine-plod. No wonder I was such a poor investment for Blair in the 6-hour.
Anyway, this worked up an appetite for 3x pancakes and 2x coffee @Fern & Tyson's, before going out to Narrinyeri to put out controls for tomorrow. I'd forgotten how beautiful it is out there, and the golden wattle is already starting to flower, so I picked some. Now when I get annoyed about how the accommodation booking I made for Stanthorpe 2 weeks ago has fallen through "because the house is being used for a family reunion" I take a deep breath and smell the wattle.