Quote Originally Posted by limewave View Post
What I did was move my long-run to midweek so that I could do an event over the weekend. I actually enjoyed getting up early and starting my long-run at 5 AM before the work day started, but I know not everyone can do that.
I know that this is what Susan does, too. She likes to keep her weekends open for brevets or other biking events, so she shifts her run plan so that her long runs are during the week (Wednesdays, I think).

I don't have any long runs yet, so I'm not much help!