Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station.

From 12th and Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. I ran to Main Ave., then to the Tidal Basin to go clockwise around it. I passed the Jefferson Memorial on the water side, went through the Roosevelt Memorial, and passed the Martin Luther King Memorial too. I ran comfortably.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd.

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, then to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, DC. It was in the mid 30s F. I had a steady headwind in places and that slowed me down. For most of this, the winds seemed calm. I got passed before the trestle bridge so I drafted off of the guy until Georgetown where I passed him on the streets. I was slower the last couple of miles.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. After a little traffic starting out, I pretty much rode home in the dark alone. There were a few groups of other riders that I passed, and some alone too. There was probably a slight tailwind most of the time and it was 58 F starting out. I packed my jacket and just rode in tights.

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station. I stayed up late working on updating the Cabin John map last night.

From 12th and Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. I ran to Main Ave., then to the Tidal Basin to go clockwise around it. I passed the Jefferson Memorial on the water side, went through the Roosevelt Memorial, and passed the Martin Luther King Memorial too. I did almost the exact route from Wednesday last week. The temperatures were similar but this time the wind was from the west and not quite as strong--there were no whitecaps on the Tidal Basin.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd. I was feeling a bit on the tired side

QOC: University of Maryland (UMD) College Park. Don Fish had set a 90 minute score-o. It was his first attempt at course setting. It was pretty fun. The map was mostly okay but there were a few new buildings. In some places stairs weren't mapped as stairs. For a couple of controls, the placement was a little off, and for 3 more the epunch box had gotten stolen (just a bag). I had trouble getting into the map on my first control and lost about 40 seconds. After that I was clean but on my way in, I took a less than optimal route to the stadium entrance. Construction in the area, plus some uncrossable fences had me going farther than needed. If I had taken more time to read the map, I could have saved some of this. The younger members of QOC are asserting themselves, with 3 finishing in about 40 minutes.