Training Log Archive: Nadim

In Greenbelt Park with PGRC. It had been a long time since I've run with PGRC on a Saturday. I ran the familiar old Perimeter Trail with new member Matt DeLorenzo, a Junior at UMD. It was Matt's first time on the trail and he made me realize that I'd been wandering around this park since 1987 or 16 years--where'd the time go and do I really have 28 years of running? I ran steady but several downfall areas from the wind storm, along with occasional mud slowed the pace a lot.

In Patuxent River Park/Fran Uhler Natural Area. I took the day off and hit the jackpot with temperatures in the 60's F. I streamered and checked control locations thinking I might have to change some because of the wind storm last week. There weren't many new trees down but the rain has really confounded things. If the meet were scheduled for today I'd have cancelled it due to all the water. In one place where a trail crossed a stream I normally jump across, a river 30 ft. or more wide was flowing deep and quickly. Standing water made the north part of the Merkle trail unpassable unless you want to get very wet... Working late the last few nights kept me from running.

At the UMD Track. Once again, I was late getting to PGRC's practice. Instead of a distance run I hit the track--the first in several months. I only did what amounted to half a workout. A warm-up of about 1750m, then 6x200m with a +200m jog in-between, then a warm-down of about 1750m. Splits confirmed what I already knew--I'm out of shape and too heavy: 35, 36, 35, 35, 35, 34.

30 pushups and 45 situps. My stomach got in the way...

From Quill Point Dr., Quilt Patch La. to Fletchertown Rd. to Quetzal Dr. to Quill Point Dr. My legs felt tired but it was a nice evening for an easy run.

Warm-up for QOC's event at Little Bennett Regional Park in MD. I felt tired.

QOC's event at Little Bennett Regional Park in MD. I ran the Blue course. Like yesterday, my legs were a bit tired. I started getting sloppy on the return half the more tired I got but I churned through most of it okay. The couse was with e-punching and fairly easy technical difficulty. The open woods helped. Mistakes were not too big. See the Split List.

Blue - Splits