8/11 long run- a valley in my training

So they - "they" talk about peeks and valleys in training. I am in a big f---- ing valley. I am having a really hard time sticking to proper eating and what's worse, I'm not looking forward to my runs. This morning, I laid in bed for an hour and a half thinking about all kinds of things... procrastinating getting up because it's a long run day.

Maybe it's because last week was so hard. Maybe it's because I am sick of eating gu. None of it sounds good: the pain of 4 hours of my young life spent running, the beads of salt that cover my body, the way I want my very swanky / lightweight camelback as far from my body after mile 16 as possible and the way I have to bribe myself with treats of massage and sunbathing just to make it make sense to spend half of a weekend being a complete massicist.

The run was fine all and all- I averaged a better time than last week
20 miles
from hwy 4 to Spicer Dam and back
Several walk breaks- not thrilled, but satisfied.