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Three weeks: can I do it? Can I have three 30+ mileage weeks and pack my house and move, while making sure Johnny gets enough time each week for school? Oh yeah, and working, sleeping, stretching, foam rolling and blogging?

The plan: run 5.5 miles three to four times a week before work, followed by one night a week of hill training (heading up nearly vertical Tumamoc Hill). Stretching and foam rolling at night. The weekends will be where I'll hit trails with elevation gain, either one long run, or more likely, back-to-back runs on Saturday/Sunday. When not running, I'll be packing. Then moving.

When training for Pemberton, I kind of dreaded the taper. I think this time, I will be looking forward to the taper - I'll be in my new house and ready to pack for the trip to Kentucky. Take it easy and get some much-needed sleep! It will be my reward. I just have to stick it out for THREE WEEKS. Say it with me, "It's just THREE WEEKS. You can DO it!"

My run this morning was fantastic. Ash woke me at 5, and I just wanted to roll over and go to sleep. The inclination to sleep was VERY strong. But I got out of bed, thinking that at the end of the week, I would feel much worse without the four miles I wanted to skip. So I got up. Got ready. Headed out. Decided that I would feel even better with FIVE miles, so I went in a direction that I don't normally go, to add on miles (the round part of the popsicle route). Then I headed up to where I normally go (the stick part of the popsicle). As usual, it took what seemed like awhile to warm up. About three miles in, I started to feel it - my body was grateful to be moving. Oh, my muscles were working, I could feel it, and my heart was pumping, and I was glad. Glad to be breathing in the morning air. Glad to be running in a short-sleeve shirt. Glad to be alive. So glad that I decided I would radically up my miles this week from the 18 I was anticipating to at least 28. Because it felt so good!

This weekend: 10 flat miles tomorrow morning instead of sleeping in (remember, it's only THREE WEEKS), followed by making pancakes with Ash for breakfast (oh, yes, photos of his "busy" cut are coming soon). Then packing and Johnny's school, plus a party that evening. Sunday morning: Mt. Wrightson, baby! 10.5 miles and 4500 vertical feet of elevation gain. This is the sucker that I came within one mile of summiting once, years ago, on a backpacking trip. I will GET TO THE TOP this time!!!

Current Week:
Monday = off
Tuesday = off (scheduled to go)
Wednesday = off (scheduled to go)
Thursday = 4.1
Friday = 5.5
Saturday = 10 (hopefully)
Sunday = 10.5 HILLS (hopefully)

Next Week:
Monday = off
Tuesday = 4.1
Wednesday = 5.5
Thursday = 5.5 (or rest, if my legs feel leaden)
Friday = 5.5
Weekend = 15ish (depends on if I skip Thursday), either back-to-back or, preferably, in one long hilly run

It's only THREE WEEKS!