The Weekend Longrun

I, for the most part, hate the weekend longrun. I have a real hard time waking up extra early on a Saturday or Sunday to slug through 20+ miles. Plus, I'm usually pretty beat-up after a 20 miler so it can take me a good half a day before I'm fully recovered. Normally, I try to schedule my week so that I can get all my runs of 17 miles or more done somewhere during the week. However, this week, due to the crazy Tuesday race, it just didn't work. My week has been a little unconventional this week, but I got two good workouts in with the race on Tuesday and the marathon paced run yesterday, and with today's 20, I have two runs over 17 miles for the week. With 18 miles tomorrow in doubles, I can get to 100 miles over 9 runs, which has become the standard for me. Today's 20 went pretty good as I averaged 6:55 miles for the duration. While I had a hard time getting going, it actually got easier as I got into it.

And now, the family and I are off to the disgustingly charming Saugatuck, MI. It's the kind of place where you regularly hear people talking about "antiquing" and "last weekend at the summer home." It has blocks and blocks of little shops selling "one of a kind arts and craft." Sure you pay a little more, but it's one of a kind! Until you find the same thing at Walmart the next week for the half the price.

Despite all that, I do enjoy the town. It use to be a very relaxing weekend as my wife would explore the town and I would sleep by the pool. Now with two kids in toe, it isn't quite as relaxing, but I still enjoy it.