Training Log Archive: Nadim

45 situps. I also did more tweaking of Rosaryville courses on the computer. My left knee didn't feel right on the right side for most of the day. I decided that taking it easy was the appropriate thing to do.

Event: QOC Patuxent
 

I had thought that after my long day on Saturday that I'd be likely to run this race slow. Surprisingly, I ran okay given my conditioning. For the 10.965k course, I ran 13.06k. I had started to leg cramp at control 14 but it went away fairly quickly. I think the better sleep habits I have on weekends shows. Having a lot more flat ground helped too. I enjoyed Dave Onkst's course setting and enjoyed running at Patuxent again. Though we didn't get to the nicest woods in the SW, I liked getting back to the northern reaches. Dave's long leg route choice problems were fun. He had many controls placed in much easier places than he could have chosen but navigating to them, it was easy to lose time. As it was, I made too many errors. I was probably running too fast. Fortunately, the worst (a 180) only amounted to about a minute and a half. See the Split List and Route Gadget.

Blue - Splits

Rosaryville State Park. Starting from the first parking lot off the Rte. 301 entrance, I ran up mostly along the road to streamer a control and meet Jon Torrance who was field checking the map. There were lots of cyclists in the parking lot who were heading out and returning. The gate to drive further in had been locked. I stopped to take a picture for the QOC web site but the camera battery had gotten worn out. I returned to the car since I didn't want to carry a non-working item for the rest of the day. I discovered that the gate had been opened.

Rosaryville State Park, MD. After a short discussion with Jon about the map and courses, I went to all but two of the remaining controls so far. I was running a light jog between controls but stopped plenty of times to streamer controls, take notes and make map changes at controls, and I stoped at places where I wasn't sure about the map. Most of it was great, just unfinished. It was a great sunny day with temperatures in the upper 60's F. I got a bit thirsty and hadn't intended to be out so long. I expected to fly through one section but had to study it a while--Jon had already updated it but I had an older map version. Running through things, I found the green to usually be more penetrable than I would have guessed but I also found that areas mapped in white weren't always super fast. It was fun being out. After coming home I played a little soccer with Max and carried things out of the attic for storage.

From the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station, down Tuckerman La. to Rockville Pike, to Beach Dr., to the Rock Creek Trail near Franklin St. then north to the Edgebrook Rd. parking lot (north of Randolph St.). When I ran this 7/6/2007, I ran just 6 seconds quicker. I was carrying more weight in my backpack this time (my pile jacket, wallet, cell phone, etc...) but the temperature was probably better--57 F. I picked up the pace as I went. Half mile and mile splits: 3:44, 7:15, 7:25 (includes a slight detour for a closed bridge), ~7:09. Like last year, Peggy and Max were waiting with my change of clothes and playing on the new playground there.

Just a bit lazy and still engrossed with course setting/notes for the Rosaryville meet in April. 45 situps.

Washington, D.C.; From 14th & Independence Ave. SW. to 15th St. down the Mall past the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial via paths between the Reflecting Pool and Constitution Ave. over Memorial Bridge, Mt. Vernon Trail to the 14th St. Bridge, past the Jefferson Memorial to Main Ave. to 15th St. SW. Independence St. SW. to 14th St. SW. to C. St. SW. to 13th St. SW. I hadn't run in about a week. My legs had been feeling a spring the last few days and I would have liked to have run then. My run today was nice. As with most of the sunny days in March so far, it was windy. I headed into it well all the way until crossing the Potomac River. I figured that I'd have it better going back. It was a nice with a smooth tailwind until I hit the 14 th St. Bridge. There I was buffeted about, having to concentrate to maintain balance--the wind blasted me from the side 20-30mph but only from the waist up. The airfoil of the bridge decking rail was protecting my feet somewhat. I felt fairly good. Unfortunately I didn't have my watch so the pace is estimated.

45 situps. I got home late again. Max keeps stalling when it's time to go to bed and doesn't fall asleep once he's there so that takes up time too. I did more Rosaryville course revision planning.