6 miles Easy in 49:22 (8:13/mi, avg HR 145). A bit sluggish today. Yesterday evening was Dianna's end-of-year WA State Hunter/Jumper Equestrian Awards banquet, so we wound up departing mid-day for the 2 hour drive there, attended the banquet for the evening, then drove back home. Unfortunately, the sandwich and the 2 slices of pizza I had before I left, coupled with the appetizers and salmon dinner was not enough food to recover from yesterday's long run. I've no one to blame but myself, since I knew this would be an issue. Dianna won 4 championships and 2 3rd place finishes in the 6 state divisions where she was competitive, so I'd say she did pretty darned well (again). I think she secretly enjoys the recognition as I know she's the hardest working rider at her barn, despite protesting that she really doesn't care so much about the awards. Definitely her evening and I think she enjoyed it.
I also wound up having a few beers throughout the evening, which I rarely do anymore, so after getting to bed until after my normal bedtime and waking up to a (rare) sunny day, I was *not* feeling it today. But the warm, dry, sunny day made me think better about skipping it, and I managed a slowish easy run and felt better afterwards (probably the sandwich I ate afterwards too)! Brooks Trance - 317.5 miles.
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