Training Log Archive: Nadim

Rock Creek Park, MD. I left from Mark Twain School and Park and rechecked some areas that I'd been to. My overall goal was to try to get the contours right. It was rather frustrating. The subtle contours on the ridge near Avery Rd. and relatively few features on top made it hard. As I tried to draw them, contours seemed to run into one another. I did correct some areas and find some more small cliffs and a stream. I'll have to go back again to get this right but I wonder if I should just wait until I can get some LIDAR data to redo the contours.

C • LIDAR data 2

45 situps.

From the Woodley Park/Zoo metro station, down into Rock Creek Park to Dumbarton Oaks, to Glover Archbold Park via the Dumbarton Oaks Trail and the Wesley Heights Trail, the Glover Archbold Trail to the Tenleytown metro station via Van Ness St. and Wisconsin Ave, to Rosedale Ave. I hadn't run much. Though it's probably too late to gain advantage for the Highlander, the running should help mentally. I left work at 5:30pm and by the time I was in the woods it was already getting darkish. I wasn't sure how far I'd go. After getting to Tenleytown at a comfortable pace that was faster than when I pushed harder last August, I felt the run was too short. I kept going but the Friendship Heights station was only about 5.5 minutes further. I decided just to run home from there. The weather was changing and blustery. Good running weather and running were complimented with a nice sunset sky when I passed Friendship Heights. It was dark by the time I was home.

From Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD, to Montgomery Ave., then to 12 & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. I towed and dropped Max off at daycare again then rode into work (tired with headwinds). I'm getting a little more adept at making the process of getting Max ready and getting him to the daycare smoother and quicker. The colder weather coming will make it harder.

From 12th & C St. S.W., Washington, D.C. to Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD via the Georgetown Branch Trail. I had a good tailwind getting to Georgetown and perhaps the last part to Bethesda. There was some occasional sprinking and damp trail. I got passed by a non-commuting roadie so I drafted off him at around 18mph until River Rd. where I had to let him go. I took it easy to warm-down after picking up the trailer from the daycare.

Rock Creek Park, MD on the west side, between Rte. 28 and Avery Rd. After flying back, Peggy took Max to the gym. I covered the remaining parts of this section of Rock Creek (I'll have to go back to re-check). There are fewer point features, especially up on the ridge where the running is wide open. I found a few nice large earth banks on the sides and some other things. Some of the point features are a bit small. In using this for course setting, it'll challenge people to cross the fast empty ridge from point features on either side; especially if I don't map it right. The USGS contours were vastly inadequate so I had to do my best to try and get them corrected.

Warm-up for the North American Long-O Championships on the Rocky Ridge map near Milton, ON, Canada. While warming-up, I passed JJ Cote who was going to start before me. Upon wishing him good luck, he said it would be skill and not chance. In my mind, I mostly agreed with him though I suppose I meant my comment more as an encouragement to do what he's capable of and not to fall short.

North American Long-O Championships on the Rocky Ridge map near Milton, ON, Canada. I had a decent day. The key to winning Long-O is in picking the right route choices and executing. I did about half of that by executing most things well. However, my route choices were less than optimal. Adding to poor route choices, the mapping of the marshes left a little bit to chance since a bad looking marsh on on the map could be quite easy to cross, while a decent looking one on the map might be a mess. Given JJ Cote's comment before the race, I have more to ponder. JJ beat me out by about 1:30min for 3rd place in the M45 category. See the Split List.

Long Course 6 - Splits