Training Log Archive: Nadim

Event: QOC Rosaryville
 

Event: Billygoat XXXIV and 2nd Annual Speedy Goat fund raiser
 

Harriman State Park, NY. From the Rte. 106 parking lot, roads, trails, and off-trail terrain running. I looped counter-clockwise around the ridge, site of which has been the assembly area of many of the Hudson Highlanders. I didn't feel so good while running.

From Northfield Rd. to the Bethesda Metro Station. Max went off with Peggy for Bring Your Child to Work Day. It was damp out from an early shower.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd. After dinner with Peggy, Max, and freinds, I rode home in the dark with my work clothes from the last 2 days. The timing of dinner, work at home, and rains precluded a run.

With a not so stellar 370 miles running so far this year, I have surpassed all the miles that I counted as running in 2011. That doesn't count miles run while orienteering. This means I'm doing about 3 times as much running but really this is a statement on how little I had been doing in recent years past.

C • I just passed 500, which co... 2

From 14th & Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. Independence Ave. to the Reflecting Pool, to the Lincoln Memorial, to the Rock Creek Trail, to along the Georgetown Waterfront, to the Capital Crescent Trail (CCT), to the Glover Archbold Trail, up to the Tenleytown Metro Station via Van Ness St. and Wisconsin Ave., then to the Friendship Heights Metro Station at the DC/MD border (Western Ave. & Wisconsin Ave.). I didn't feel as energetic as yesterday but kept a steady pace. Conditions were good in Glover Archbold Park despite the recent rains. It was around 69-70 F. Climbing up on the dirt trail, I kept a relaxed pace. At one point, my left knee on the left side hurt suddenly with no apparant cause. I slowed and the pain went away. At Tenleytown, I discovered that I was ahead of my pace running this about a month back. I decided I had time to continue on past Tenleytown but didn't feel like taking it all the way to Bethesda with the Billygoat coming-up.

From Northfield Rd., to Arlington Rd., then back. It was Art Night for Max so after mowing the lawn, I rode out to meet them then rode back.

From the Silver Spring Metro Station, Second Ave. to Linden Ln., down the paved trail to the Rock Creek Trail, to the Georgetown Branch Trail via Susanna Ln, to Woodmont Ave., to Edgemoor Ln. in Bethesda. Having rested a day was good for my knee but that and the cooler weather (around 61 F) also made me feel stronger running. I had some stops at traffic intersections and these helped me catch my breath off the clock. I hadn't run down Linden Ln. in a long while. Redevelopment in the area continued to make it more prosperous. The woods along the connector path down to the Rock Creek Valley had opened up and looked like they'd support a sprint. Really however, the area is pretty small. I ran out of the valley pretty strongly though it helped that this way out was not very steep. When crossng Jones Mill Rd., to get on the Georgetown Branch Trail, another guy looked to be starting his run. He kind of spurred me to run faster and I did so without pushing much. The time is estimated.

C • fast 4

45 situps. My right knee was not feeling good through the day when walking around so I thought it would be best to rest it.

Event: QOC Mason Neck
 

QOC: Mason Neck State Park, Lorton, VA. I felt good getting going. I had eaten a bit much yesterday but I was rested. The weather was rainy with some wind. It felt cold standing around in the upper 40s F (in fact, I stayed in the car a lot with Max while Peggy was running). Getting stripped down to just my O-shirt and pants got me reved-up. The flat land exacerbated my going fast trying to shake-off the cold. I bounded over logs and ducked under branches pretty well. I also hit controls well for the first third of the course. The challenges for me began after #6. Instead of going over the more contoured terrain, having come off some flat ground getting to #6 made me feel that going back over that ground was more open and quicker so I took it. I soon felt like I was getting too far to the right because the reentrant I aimed to follow was on my left. Vegetation pushed me more to the right. I ended up pulling-up short according to my GPS track. Eventually, I figured it out and didn't just luck into it. Going to #8, I crossed the hills but came up short again. I went back to the midde of the leg (one of the longer legs) to relocate and found it fairly well after that. All of that extra running about, while being unsure of where I was going took a toll along with perhaps starting out too fast. I kept having small problems again off and on after #8 to the end. I felt fine while out there but after stopping I realized how cold my hands were; my fingers moved slowly. This is a fun park to go to especially if you like flat terrain like I do. I did manage to lean my already injuted right shoulder into another tree but it didn't hurt. My right knee was achy after finishing.

It should be noted upon better examination of my GPS track on RouteGadget that I came up short on both legs #7 and #8. I don't usually pace count and it would have helped. In most terrain, there are enough features to go by them instead of estimating the distance, multiplying my pace count for each 100m, and factoring in vegetation, slope, footing, etc... What was wierd was that on my leg to #8, I was on a straight enough bearing but when I got to a reentrant, it was flat enough that I had misinterpreted the direction of it. It seemed to me that it was sloping with the high side being on my right but the GPS track shows that where I turned around to relocate, the contours were sloping with the high side being on my left. I suppose that I was standing on the side of it a bit and that I couldn't tell the difference in my tired state. Had I been running up the reentrant it would have been more obvious but I was crossing it after already having lost contact with the map.

Blue - Splits