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Packing sucks...

So this whole throw-my-crap-in-my-car-and-drive-to-Reno-to-run-for-a-few-years thing is encompassing way more work than I thought.  My roomate and I spent the past three days packing and cleaning and cleaning and packing.  Oh, and moving his stuff to his new place.  And then hauling his couches up the 180 degree turn that leads to his new second floor apartment.  And then after that I looked over all my stuff and asked, "Now what do I really need for the next two years?"  So as I type this a bunch of duffle bags, a Memphis State University "Joggers and Walks: Please Stay On Outside 3 Lanes" sign, and some odds and ends sit ready to move.  Moral of the story I'm ready to throw all this in my car and start driving.  But that will come soon enough (aka Monday)...

As for the week's running:

Sun - 7 in the AM the day after Zach's wedding with Cam (former roomate in college)...drove from MN back to WI

Mon - 9 in the real early AM with Blake....took Zach and Beth to airport afterwards

Tues - 13 at Whitall Park (good mix of roads and trails) with Cam on a flippin' humid and warm morning...halfway through my feet were saturated to the point that an audible "squish" occured with every step....and the horseflies decided to swarm as we ran through the trails (they made me angry)

Wed - 8.5 with run on Bandana Trail with Cam and eight strides at Warrior Fields afterwards...weather a bit drier

Thur - 11 at the Bugline with Cam on a much nicer morning (much less moisture in the air)

Fri - 8 in the AM by myself...kept things real slow....after packing and moving all day I went to Cam's new apartment to help him move a couch which all turned out to be a big lie and instead a bunch of friends were waiting and we had a "going away" shindig...I ate four hamburgers

Sat - Easy Ten route with Cam and Blake for 11 total (the route is nither ten miles nor easy)

Miles = 67.5 in singles.  This is my highest mileage week in over a year (if not more).  Guess the past school year of working 5:30am - 5:30pm kind of limited all that.  It feels real good to log multiple runs over ten.  The start of the week kicked my butt in terms of hot and humid WI weather.  The rest of the week cooled off which really helped.  Felt kind of average all week, but Saturday's run felt way above par.  Last week I also kept Friday's run real easy and Saturday turned out real nice.  I think I found a trend for the future.  I also got into a good routine this week of going to bed about the same time and running earlier in the morning.

Worked in some solid abs and stretching throughout the week.  I also did pushups!  On Thursday I did 20-15-10.  After that my elbows were real wobbly.  As Cam once said (I believe after one of the girl's on the team out did my pushup max), "Tim, God did not create you to do pushups." 

In two days the move goes down.  I'm using this upcoming week as a down week.  This should help keep things fresh going into the start of real training with Domingo (coach in NV).  It will also help take off the stress of I-need-my-miles-even-though-I'm-driving-2,000-miles-in-three-days.  Thinking about the trip and settling into the upcoming life makes me nervous.  It is like a thousand details need to line up.  I'm also not a fan of being unsettled.  If anything, this time is providing a chance to just trust God. 

"I'm out of energy from sniffing tub cleaner and scrubbing floors all day" ~ former roomate towards end of day's work