Training Log Archive: Nadim

QOC: Prince William Forest at Happyland. Arriving late for training, and with Max already playing with the Lennon kids, I grabbed a map, went right out and did a short sprint. I hadn't even changed my clothes. I wore my jeans and my pyle jacket. I didn't take my compass. Most of the controls were on cabins or at trail intersections. The map was designed to be printed at 1:10,000 scale so some things on the 1:5,000 printing were askew and cabin sizes were not relatively correct in size. I shot past the third control after looking at the correct corner of the cabin but it was hung a bit on the side not visible to me. The rest were okay. I had been cold before starting but was well warmed up afterward. I finished at the start instead of at number 8 where the course stopped.

In the evening we had a potluck dinner and a game night. It was all quite fun. We retired to warm group cabins but the acoustics were such that every noise could be heard and was amplified by resonance off the concrete and wooden box\booth beds.

From Northfield Rd. to the Bethesda Metro Station. The temperature was in the low 40's or upper 30's F.

45 situps. I was a bit lazy after coming home from work late.

From Northfield Rd., to 12th and C Street, SW, Washington, D.C. I rode my road bike and let Max take the bus to school. The temperature was in the low 40s F. I wore a jacket for the first time this season. This was pretty good for a while but I never was sure if the added wind drag of the jacket going into a slight headwind, or my more tired than expected legs after orienteering yesterday kept me slower. I had chased a guy all the way from Bradley Blvd. catching him slowly but surely. I had to work at it much more than expected for going slower than usual. I slowed after Georgetown and was a little sweaty.

From 12th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. I got out of work a little early. The Tidal Basin and the Potomac River had a glassy look reflecting the calm. I rode fairly steadily. I was slowly gaining on a guy while passing others up until we crossed MacArthur Blvd. After he slowly pulled away from me all the way on the climb to Bethesda.

Event: QOC Manassas
 

Manassas Battlefield Park at Stuart's Hill, VA. Warm-up around the parking lot twice.

QOC: Stuart's Hill, Manassas, VA. I like this park and enjoyed Victor Linn's course. I like to run in rolling but flatter areas more than other people do. I got off to a good start but had a series of troubles early on. I finally settled down and did better. Starting off, I hadn't felt as energetic as I would have liked but the longer I ran, the better I felt. In actuality, I was probably slowing to a more sustainable and accurate pace. My worst control was #5 where I went brain dead--it was probably a lack of oxygen. On the way to making an error on #6, I almost stepped on a wild turkey in the grass. It popped-up right in front of me when in the powerline field. I felt happy about running a fairly good pace but was dismayed when AttackPoint calculated a total of 6 minutes of error (after the race but prior to analysis, I expected about 4 minutes of error so seeing more made it all the worse). I continue to have one of the highest error rates on my courses. I seem to equally I make up for it or cause it with my running. See the Split List.

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