Training Log Archive: Nadim

Event: QOC Manassas
 

QOC at Manassas Battlefield. I got a very late start and was rushing while the kids were distracting. I rushed out without clue descriptions on a Red map that I had used to copy the Green course onto. There were a lot of intersecting lines so as I got distracted bumping into David Onkst and Gary Smith, I navigated right to the wrong control (trying to get to #5). Besides that, I ran okay. I had been worried since I've been having increased back pain. I enjoyed Daniel H's course. I made a few not so good choices and an error going from #7 to #8,and #8 to #9. Thank again to Valarie who watched over Samantha while Peggy and I ran. After running, I flew a kite with Samantha--her first and still later we had a nice but late lunch with some of the old gang--fun times.

Green - Splits

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station. I felt slow and kind of on the weak side.

I did some arm work to stretch out my shoulder. Other treatments were similar but not so harshly done--electro stimulation, ultrasound, massage stretching.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd.

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station. I felt slow and kind of on the weak side.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd. My back has been acting up and I even have been doing some more limping.

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station. I felt slow and kind of on the weak side. There were some headwinds.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd. I felt kind of weak again. It was pretty windy at times. My back was hurting a little.

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station. It was cool and I was carrying my laptop.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd. I had another physical therapy appointment today. There are different therapists and each seems to have some different routines. The guy who worked with me today tends to have harsher protocols. The first time I had him it hurt pretty good but I did seem to gain some flexibility with him afterward. Today it hurt as much but for a much longer time and over a wider area. There were a lot of 7's and 8's. Most of protocols look a lot like different ways of twisting my arm off. It made me tired so I took it easy riding home into the wind with my laptop.

Warm-up for OCIN's US Middle Championships at Carter Caves State Park, KY.

OCIN's US Middle Championships at Carter Caves State Park, KY. I suppose I ran better today. I was technically more accurate but with short legs, it was harder to make large errors. I kept a steady pace and struggled to get over the many hills. I thought about going around to #3 but apparently made the wrong choice for that leg. I suppose that's how AP shows that I had an error, when I was pretty much on the route I expected; just a little lower at first. I think I just had some hesitation on #6 and got a little high. For #8, I headed up to the trail and just before getting there I had a second thought. I started going straight at it just before reaching the trail but then I had a third thought which was to stick to my plan. My plan seems to have suboptimal. For #9, I slowed a little before going on and then found myself a little high, above the control. I got caught from behind going to #10 as I headed to what from a distance seemed like a depression to the right of the mapped one. We both went across the reentrant and climbed above the green getting to #11 but the other guy was pulling away. I still stayed within range, sometimes gaining and sometimes loosing ground. I headed out toward #14 thinking to take a road since we'd just crossed one, but then I realized it was one long cliff. I took a better line going across the parking lot toward #15 and once again was only seconds behind the other guy. He took off dropping fast toward #16; much faster than I can do right now. I partly contoured over to save climb, crossed the reentrant, and got on the trail. It was easy to follow the reentrant up from there, and the other guy was even with me as I left the trail (meaning that I'd made-up ground on his straighter route). He pulled ahead being stronger. Going to #17 was slow; the climb seemed gratuitous. I passed the boulder on the way toward #18 but seemed to have to turn left to get to the control from there. For #19, I crossed the reentrant early and used the trail a little. I contoured some and climbed some and again made up ground on the guy who'd passed me at #10. I used the building to dial-in the control. Leaving for #20, I headed for the trail but couldn't move well down the hill. I used the trail. I didn't realize that the trail went over a natural bridge but was glad for the reduced climb! I was able to run the climb to the finish but not very well. The course was pretty fun but physical and I'm a long way from being able to do one like it fast.

Middle - 8 Green M - Splits