Training Log Archive: Nadim

Perimeter Trail in Greenbelt Park with Tim Connely of PGRC. Snowing w/half to one inch of new snow on top of the old ice and slush from last week. Tim was tired from a hill workout so I was glad he didn't push the pace as we slip-slided along. Getting some sleep and rest yesterday helped me feel better a little too. Peggy and I still needed a nap afterward.

Scraping the driveway and stairs of the ice and a little over an inch so that it won't be as bad tommorow. Feel it in the forearms from all the chipping.

Roads around Northridge, Bowie. Feeling tired and sore. Where's our snow?

30 Push-up's, 45 situp's.

From Quill Point Dr., Bowie, roads around Forestgate, Wingate and Severn Crossing neighborhoods. Just wandering the streets in the dark out and back where there's no ice. Started feeling pooped after 30 minutes and slowed.

Roads around Northridge, Bowie; after 10pm. Working late, running late. I mostly stayed off the trails around home due to ice; tired.

Push-up's (30), Situp's (45) and upper body dumbells. Weak.

From Creighton Dr. in College Park, 7:15pm--dark. NE Branch Trail south to the 2nd half mile marker past Riverdale Rd., then back via Edmonston Rd. The early portions (1 1/2 miles) of trail had of 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice anywhere where trees were near so I went slowly on these. The stretch on the dyke was nice as was the road. Available half's on the trail: 336, 330, 330, 330, 334. I wanted to go more but I was already late and had get back for PGRC business. Strong finish.

Roads around Northridge, Bowie. Feeling stiff from the weekend--easy day.

Push-up's (30), Situp's (45) and upper body dumbells. Weak.

Warm-up for QOC's Riverbend Meet

QOC Score-O at Riverbend Park in Virginia. 29 controls. About 3-4 inches of snow remained on the ground but it wasn't much a factor. Sometimes a persons track would put me on track and sometimes they lead me astray. Before starting I had heard Jon Torrance got them all in 60 minutes so I thought I had a chance at getting them too under the 75 minute time limit. I started well and was picking my route efficiently on the low end of the southern side. Fear of being tired from recent workouts didn't materialize but I did lose time to decoy controls and figuring out the control system. I couldn't tell the point total of a control most of the way because I had thought they were based on the control code, not the number of the control on the que sheet. The number of the control as shown on the que sheet was what was on the map, not the control code--different from last year. After about 18 controls, I started heading (from #21) for the next (#23) then changed my mind thinking I had to pickup one 400m downhill (#3) that I had already been to. Most of the way there, I thought I had done it already but went on anyway to verify. On the climb back, I overshot the next (#23) and had to come back 200m back down again--arrgh! The next 3 were okay but going from #21 to #18 (a 170m leg) I got too high and confused. I was looking not to cross the ride but in the snow I couldn't see it--perhaps it was overgrown. The color copy map, though better than last week's, was light in this area. I got flustered and probably lost 7-8 minutes before deciding to skip (when picking-up controls later, I did the leg in about 2 minutes and found that the bag was faded). With only 20 about minutes to do 12 controls (just under 2.5K) on the north side of the park, I got 11. I was navigating better but while rushing, didn't see on the map one, #29, a 9 point control that I could have picked-up by adding only 1:30. On my second to last control, I left just as a bloody faced Dan Quinn arrived. He's tough and a fast runner--he appeared to look worse than he felt. I rushed out least he catch me, making it back with 3 seconds to spare before incurring a penaltly. Dan was 8 minutes over losing 40 points. I was glad that I ran strongly but a little disappointed w/not getting them all (missed 2) and the mistakes I made. The gatorade I had before racing helped some.

In Riverbend Park, VA. Control pick-up after the QOC Score-O. Someone knotted the bags making it hard to get off w/my gloves on. I stayed warm with a light sweat jacked but my feet got colder than I thought. They didn't thaw out until an hour after finishing and then my left toes hurt a little like the throbbing from frostbite I'd gotten 20 years back. They feel fine now.