Training Log Archive: Nadim

QOC at Lake Accotink, VA. I ran Sid Sach's inventive Score-o. All controls were worth 1 or 2 points. The value depended upon whether you came to the control from a lower number or a higher number. Lower to higher was worth 2 points. Higher to lower was worth 1. I started off poorly. Reading ahead as I ran down the trail, I figured I'd be able to look up and instantly know where I was. However, I had forgotten or only just realized how inadequately the main trail was mapped. The map didn't capture the subtle bends very well. I overshot #1 by being in completely the wrong reentrant. Coming back, I read the map well but I believe the control was placed wrong. It was either that or the map was not right. I had troubles like this the whole way. When I should have turned back, I went on. I could have gotten to all the controls (The minum distance was 4.9K) but trying to maximize points, I couldn't do the 9.1k with so many errors and problems. I was 6 minutes over the 75 minute maximum time. There were a couple of bright spots. The longer I was out, the better I ran. My knee didn't give me much trouble during this event but did hurt afterward a bit as I walked on stairs.

45 situps. I wanted to bicycle but needed to carry some gifts in to work and carry my laptop back home so I could be ready for my trip to Kansas City next week. My knee is still not healed.

From 12th and Independence Ave., I ran past the reflecting pools on The Mall to the trail along the water, then up the Rock Creek Trail to the Woodley Park Metro Station. Starting out, my right knee felt like it was twisted and there was some pain. It increased enough to cause me to think I'd have to abort the run but before I got the Lincoln Memorial it got much better. Along Rock Creek I didn't feel it at all. The loss of pain wasn't to last. I felt a need to be careful going down the escalator to the trains. During the run I felt slowish. It was around 80F.

45 situps. I had planned to run after work but with a call from school to pickup Max because he was sick again, my schedule got thrown off. Peggy eventually got Max from school. I had already left work when I got through to her to let her know so I turned back and worked more.

45 situps. Max was sick the previous night so I stayed home with him. During his nap I got a few things done.

45 situps. Being tired, busy and injured was enough to have a rest day.

Event: QOC McKeldin
 

QOC at McKeldin. Since Peggy was out of town, I was very fortunate to be able to switch-off child care duties with the Merka's. I went out first but it was already getting warm. At first I felt okay but not particularly strong. I kept hoping for a restroom to be on a course leg and finally had to make a stop in the woods going to #9 for at least about a 1:00 loss. Leaving #10, I read the map wrong and headed as if from #11 to #12. Looking at splits this only lost me about 3:40 but I would have estimated 4:00. I ran conservatively on long legs opting to go longer or stay on trails because it was getting hotter and I was getting more tired. I think I saw Ted Good catching up on the way to #15 but by #17 where he actually did pass me, he seemed to be going to #1. I lost about a minute at #17 by running over top of it--I must have misread the map a bit because I was expecting it to be right of where it was. Finishing-up I was just struggling to keep moving. I ran the Go leg straight and was a little motivated to climb anaerobically on the steep grade by a group of people that I'd just passed. Had I read the leg closer I might have gone to the right more. Most of my navigation was okay during this race but the area is relatively easy and I've been here a bunch. I somehow managed to injur my right knee and didn't know it until I'd gotten home. Lateral movement is affected and it's felt on the right side below then knee when going down stairs--probably ligament related.

Blue - Splits