Training Log Archive: Nadim

Event: Cancelled - QOC Patapsco
 

From the Woodend Santuary mansion (on the Audubon Society’s property), Peggy and I started out together exploring the trails. I think I hadn't been on the property in decades. There was more to it than I remembered. I wanted to run about 2 miles and Peggy planned to stay on the property, but even that short distance was too long for me to do loops. I chose to avoid some hills. I got onto trails I hadn't run before by crossing Jones Mill Rd., and heading past the Rock Creek Trail, toward Rock Creek. The trails were pleasant. The usual springtime carpet mat of some kind of flowering ground plant was starting to give way to other shrubs. No trees had sprouted leaves yet. Despite overnight rains and a cool (about 49 F) cloudy day the trail was mostly dry (someone had even laid strips of tree bark over the trail in places--I hope from nearby deadfall). I cut north upon nearing the creek, then crossed on a bridge. Taking the southward heading trail along the creek, I got to the Rock Creek Trail bridge, where I could again cross and turn north. I turned left where I'd first joined the loop, and ran up the entrance road from Jones Bridge Rd., to the mansion. I did some stretching afterward. I took it easy a lot of the way on this run. I was probably over-dressed and got sweaty. I didn't feel strong but I finished without hurting myself and that was good. There were more trails to use on the east side of Rock Creek; perhaps more than when I'd run on some of them in the past.