Run 43:00 [3] 7.1 km (6:03 / km)
Headed out with Jenny before conference proceedings started, heading over Gossan Hill and into Aranda (although not as far as my old home turf). Tried to take a short cut back past Calvary but ended up in a marsh on an overgrown track, leading to a bit of terrain running. (Was also feeling like exploding at this point - often my internals are the last thing to get back on a normal timezone, although given that I was awake at 4am I don't think my sleep patterns were back on a normal timezone either).
Felt pretty ordinary, though the first runs back after a substantial layoff often do. Calf starting to fatigue somewhat in the last 10 minutes and feels a little tight later in the day.
With some time to fill between the Conference and a flight home, I headed off to Weston Park to relax on the grass with some reading for a while. Shortly into this I saw someone walking with an orienteering map and visiting what was clearly a permanent course control, and thought "good to see the permanent course getting some use". A few more people later I was beginning to suspect that something more organised was happening, and when I started spotting familiar faces that was much clearer. It turned out I'd stumbled across the Parawanga Christmas party.