Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Rosedale Ave., I went down Battery La. to Glenbrook Rd. to the Capital Crescent Trail (CCT), to the Little Falls Trail, back up the CCT to Kennedy Dr. up Glenbrook Rd. to Moorland Ln. to Wilson Rd. to Hampden Rd. to McKinley St. to the NIH Trail to Batter La. to Rosedale Ave. Peggy was out setting controls for the Beer Chase. After excercising Max and the playground early in the day, I got my commuting bicycle ready to go and hitched-up the trailer and Max. We stopped a bunch (throwing stones in Little Falls Creek, eating at McDonalds, a trailside playground, and at a gas station to fill the air in the trailer tires--I rode them rather flat most of the way). It was hot in the sun but a breeze kept it fair in the shade.

From Rosedale Ave., to East-West Hwy. to Wisconsin Ave. to Cheltenham Dr. I was lazy again but rather late at night, I finally slipped on my shoes and jogged over to get my car. I had left it closer to the metro station after dropping off Max in the morning. I enjoyed the full moon and being on my feet again.

Lazy and not getting enough sleep. 45 situps.

Spending time drafting made me neglect working out. 45 situps and 20 pushups.

I did 45 situps and 20 pushups.

Blockhouse Conservation Park, MD. I setup a training course for Valerie Meyer, Lisa Carr, Mary Jones, Heidi Onkst and Peggy. It was helpful for me to discover some needed map corrections and it got me out in the woods too. I rushed the control placement a bit, getting controls 4, 5, and 9 on nearby but incorrect features! Part of the problem was that the circles obscured some things. I took my time running with the control bag but got fairly sweaty. I found a big turtle walking on top of a big hill in a place you'd be more apt to see a box turtle; it was about one foot in diameter, black and looked similar to a mud turtle. The nearest water would have been over 100 feet below.

Blockhouse Conservation Park, MD. While everyone ran, Max and I hung out near the parking lot. He got a little bored. I picked up controls after everyone came back and made map correction notes. It had gotten hotter. I kept dripping on the map so the pencil wouldn't write.

Blockhouse Conservation Park, MD. I tried to finish mapping the parts north of River Rd. and east of Muddy Branch. I almost succeded but lost some time making some corrections to the dot knolls that I had discovered last March. A couple of more hours ought to do it for the park (except for corrections). I felt fortunate to find lots of nice woods where I was expecting a bunch of green. There were fewer features however in small places there were almost too many. It was hot and I got rather thirsty/hungry.

Event: QOC Mont Alto
 

Cabin John Regional Park, MD. After the flight back home, I was motivated for a run. It was kind of hot--about 90F when starting. I ran from the Locust Nature Center off Democracy Rd. to the second crossing of Seven Locks Rd. and back. I kept a steady pace but felt slow climbing the steep parts. The dirt trail used by mountain cyclists had mostly relocated up and away from the stream. I kept feeling tired on hills and feeling like the downhill portions were keeping me going (I ran out to the turnaround going downstream and mostly climbed coming back). It surprised me a lot to return with a negative split by 8 seconds.