Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. via Woodmont Ave. It was the annual Bike to Work Day in the metro area. I detoured to the Bethesda pit stop to get my free t-shirt. I scanned the swag that many vendors and service groups had brought out but I didn't feel like waiting around for discussions or to enter raffles to get any of the items. On the trail, I rode alone and steadily. I passed A lot of other riders. There was a slight headwind with grew stronger. I felt tired but much better than I had when running yesterday.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to the Bethesda Metro Station, then to Northfield Rd. I had a nice tailwind heading home and got through most of the traffic efficiently. I focused on keeping a good cadence and that worked well. No on passed me, even when I slowed down. At Falls Rd., I stopped to talk with David Onkst, who was running the other direction. I also stopped in Bethesda to get dinner. Rain had been approaching and it broke just as I was inside getting dinner for Peggy and Samantha. It was still raining when I left to finish-up but that was much lighter. Our dinners were in a paper bag, so I wondered if I would have a minor disaster. After getting home safely, we did discover that the paper bag had been starting to break. I'd just made it home without losing dinner on the road.