Sick

I have one week to go be for the AR50 and have developed a head cold.  My sinuses are clogged and I am blowing out cream of mushroom soup,  "THIS AIN"T GOOD".  I am currently trying every cure (airborne, elderberry extract, sinus salt washes, sudafed, acetaminophen, high vitamin D episode, etc...).  It is not the sinus issue that concerns me the most, it is that I am dead tired and have no energy.  I ran 4 slow slow miles today and it felt like I have not ran in a year.  I hope I get better and get my energy back soon.  I plan on sleeping in tommarrow and laying around all weekend.  This is conference weekend so I do not have to spend all day at church which will help.  I will give a sickness update before we take off for CA next Wednesday.

Trying to Post Video Log With No Luck

I have spent the last week trying to put together a video log of my 31 mile long run last Saturday but have been having some issues with running my HD Flip Video in my movie making software.  When I figure it out I will put it together and post it.  I only have 3 weeks until AR50 day.  I hope I am ready.  I will do one more 20+ long run tomorrow then start my taper.  Marilyn's youngest brother gets married tomorrow so I will have to squeeze it in between the wedding and the reception. I was going to put in a long one today but did not have time, I was only able to get in 10 miles, but I put in 2 -1mile 7:30 min/mile intervals.  I plan on working in some hill and speed workouts during the first week of the taper period, this is suppose to help with endurance.  I feel my base is really strong, I have put in hundreds of miles within my aerobic training heart rate zone (130-140 ppm) in the last 5 months so starting speed work is probably in order. This may be a little late to help much with AR50 but I did not want to start to early because I would have increased my chances of getting injured.  From what I have researched, a good base is critical before starting a once a week speed workout.  Hopefully this will pay off for the remaining races this year.

Great Trail Ultra Video

I found this video on YouTube, if this does not inspire you to want to run a trail ultra, nothing will.  This is awesome.

Salmon Marathon 2010 Video

Here is a video I made of my adventures at the Salmon Marathon.  It is also located on my YouTube site.

Enjoy

Albuquerque

I spent most of last week in Albuquerque attending a conference.  I did not know the running options before going, so on the way from the airport to my hotel I asked the shuttle driver if there were any routes from downtown (I did not have a rental car).  He informed me of the paved bike path along that follows the Rio Grande River.  During my first break on Wednesday, I made my way down to the trail.  It was about a 1.5 miles from the hotel.  After running about 1 mile along the paved bike path I noticed a single track dirt trail leading off toward the river.  The trail kept following the river so I followed it (dirt and gravel are so much better on my legs).  I ended up covering 11 miles on Thursday, 6 miles on Friday, and 21 miles on Saturday all on the dirt paths along the Rio Grande.  Albuquerque has a great trail system for runners.  After resting on Sunday, I ran 8 miles on a treadmill and 10 miles today.  I feel really good and will be ready for this Saturdays 30 mile long run.  Next week is my last build week (oh ya, my body needs to fully recover) and after that I start the my taper leading up to the AR 50.  I just keep doing the little things to prevent injuries (stretch after runs, ice if needed on little aches and pains, and recovering between hard runs).  I will see how it goes.