Schedule Challenges

I have committed to races on consecutive Saturdays (10K and 5K).  I had an out of town meeting scheduled for the Friday before the 10K and a second event the following Friday for the 5K.  Well, a schedule conflict came up and this week’s meeting was moved to next week.  Now I have a 9am meeting in Brooklyn Park, MN -- 227 miles southeast of home.  The other event is scheduled for 5pm 75 miles north of home.  So I will be up at 3am to get to first meeting ahead of traffic, drive a total of 650 miles, and not get home until midnight (21 hours).  The 5K the next morning starts at 10am, and I will get a chance to test if sleep is actually important as part of run preparation.  :)