Too Much Concrete

Running downtown has its issues: mainly too much concrete. The long downhills can hammer your legs to pieces. The asphalt streets are only a little bit better (not has hard), but quite dangerous especially at dusk during the rush. Yesterday I met Jake Marren and together we ran up along the Canal and through the Glover-Archibald Trail until we couldn't see the ground anymore. We exited and came back through Glover Park and back north on Wisconsin. I then dipped down Macomb and got my way back to Connecticut. My stride opened up and I negotiated my way around folks eating their evening meals in outdoor seating areas. From the Zoo back to my office there is about 2 miles worth of downhill - most, it not all, of this is on the concrete. I'll have to monitor my running routes to ensure I'm not beating my body up too much. 10 miles.