Training Log Archive: vmeyer

Actual covered was 4.3 miles. Started the day by visiting the site of a 5/10 mile trail run. Sandy F pitched right in and entered the majority of the race day entries. Then headed to the O meet. Set up quickly and left the epunch duties in Sandy's capable hands.

Happy with my effort considering I feel really out of shape. Only minor errors - and was suckered into looking at two controls left out from a meet last weekend. Very good day!

Trail Race: Finish line support, 1 hour.
O Meet: Epunching, 5 hours.

Dropped off the electronic controls at Nadim & Peggy's in Bethesda. Took Nadim's suggestion and parked at Carderock - never been there before. Made more sense than driving all the way into Great Falls. After asking some guys how I got to the canal from the parking lot, I was off. Out to the 21 mile mark and back. Had to carry/roll bike up and down stairs for a towpath detour. Wasn't as hard to do as I thought.

I dressed properly for the cool morning. I had to concentrate most of the time becasue of the slightly lose gravel. I didn't want to fall into the canal - klutz that I am, it was close a couple of times.

Butt was telling me that this was too far without more practice, but I hung in there. Glad to have gotten a ride in on this beautiful day. Now I am waiting for Sandy F to arrive - spending the night and off to the O meet at Pax River tomorrow.

OMeet: Program and deliver controls, 1 hour.

Out and back on the bike. Hard work the first time out since December. The wind at my back helped a lot on the ride home. Mile splits: 458 512 640 w/ stop 519 506 418 358 408 503 515 725 big hill home - had to stop at one point. Enjoyed myself very much - good day. And I got my taxes sent off yesterday. - waiting for the confirmation.

Fiddled around with getting air in the tires and getting the seat adjusted correctly. Blew most of the hour I had to spare doing that...Then just rode around the neighborhood before heading to Bethesda for dinner and a Dahlia sale at the library.