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.