Training Log Archive: Nadim

On the Round Pond Map for the West Point A-Meet, I jogged from the bus drop-off to the start area.

Day 1 of the West Point A-Meet. I started fine on the easy controls but made a mental error on #3. Wanting to make up for it at #4, I didn't read the map enough to see the trail option. I wanted to contour but to avoid rocks and slow steep slopes, I climbed, then dropped to 75m below the control. Correcting this fatigued me which lead to other errors. My achilles started to hurt even walking on the climb. By #8, I was partly recovering the fatigue but didn't like the mapping at #9 that didn't show enough cliff features. I missed and wandered up and down with others. Really tired and w/nothing to eat I bonked into a fatigue induced error at #10 too. The warm air took it out of me also. I was practically walking to the next two but ran in from the Go control. After finishing, my achilles and the callus on my feet hurt.

Red Y - Splits

30 pushups and 45 situps after flying to BWI and driving to NJ for the W. Point meet.

Starting just west of Antioch St. on the Indian Creek/Overland Park Trail in Kansas to Indian Valley Park and the Rte 69(?) underpass, a loop around the park and back toward Antioch St. Some splits: 3:41, 6:49, 3:29.

30 pushups, 45 situps.

Warm-up w/Gene, Mike and Fritz in Wyondotte County Park off Rte. 24, west of Kansas City, KS.

Mike Eglinski set a Park O' course in Wyodotte County Park on a training map that he made. The course was mostly on open grass on a very windy but comfortable day. The first 3 controls of the mass start (4 of us) were the same but then each of us did 3 loops in different orders before returning near the start for another control and the finish (no controls were physically hung, just drawn on the map). I started shaky despite the open ground. Partly I think it was getting used to the map and features. All in all it was fun. I felt so slow on stuff that I felt I should be cruising through.

From the parking area off Nall Rd. in Kansas City, KS, I went downstream on the Indian Creek Trail all the way to Worrell Rd. in Kansas City, MO. The map showed the distance to the state line but I estimated from there. It was a beautiful day to be out and the trail was rather nice, especially along the old mill area. I picked up the pace coming back upstream (negative split) and actually felt stronger than going out. I guess my just legs aren't used to running much yet. My achilles held-up okay though other parts are still sore.

After getting to Kansas City, KS and putting in a sleepy day at work, I went to start at Russell Rd. and Indian Creek Rd. which are near Nall Rd. I ran down the Indian Creek Trail to Roe Park, did the loop there, then came back on the trail and Indian Creek Rd. I felt rather sluggish and heavy, especially climbing a steep section of the trail. I was sore in places from the Billygoat. My weight was 173.5 in the morning.

The 2004 Billygoat at Mt. Tom, MA. This was one of the most competitive Billygoats ever as a field of most of the US and some of the Canadian top orienteers came. I was relegated to following the pack and got off slow. My still being overweight didn't help on the brutal steep climbs in the first half of the race. I was following behind Dave Onkst, Daniel Schaublin, Alar Ruutopold and Kristin Hall early. Eventually I ran with Kristine and Erin Olafsen as we had broken off the main pack leaving #10 and going to #11. Our route wasn't bad but as a small group, we slowed and perhaps had some tougher terrain to run through than the main group. We probably lost 1-2 minutes and never made-up for it. Kristine made nearly all the hard decisions navigating as she was much quicker reading. I thought she was going to be stronger running too but perhaps because she didn't seem to eat much, she suddenly tired on the slog up to #19 (we skipped #18). Kristine said to go on. I felt bad leaving but with two others in sight coming from #19 and a downhill run toward the finish, I did and finished 20 seconds ahead. As I passed the finish crossing the stream to round the lake for the last control, I could see Alar and Daniel ahead; Daniel was crossing the stream at the same time I was but he was going to the finish when I was headed toward #20. The 2 hour run was good for me as most of my training has been short lately. I finished 22nd male and 23 overall with Pam James about 2 minutes ahead.

Billygoat - Splits