Training Log Archive: Nadim

DVOA DVOA Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Challenge Rogaine. John Baker and I ran together in the Male Vet category and placed 2nd, 7th overall. More later

Event: DVOA Pocono Environmental Education Center
 

DVOA PEEC Sprint 1. I had arrived at the site at about 4:15 and was on the course by 4:45, just before it was to close. Rain had started to fall relatively hard; it had been dry earlier. I discovered that I had left my running shorts at home so I ran with the shorts I had driven up with, adding gaitors and changing my shoes/shirt. My glasses did fog and I was a bit stiff after the 5 hour drive. Right away I had made a mistake with the wrong bearing for #1. I corrected okay. My I hesitated but went cleanly to #2 and most of the subsequent controls. My routes weren't always efficient and I only made one other real error going the wrong direction after rounding a cabin. That only lost me 30 seconds or so. I finished just before the course closed for dinner.

Sprint1 - Splits

From Northfield Rd., to the Bethesda Metro Station. I ran into several areas of traffic.

From the Bethesda Metro Station, to Northfield Rd.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to Folkstone Rd., with Samantha on her trail-a-bike, then back. Max left early for a trip to Monticello.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. It was humid again and about 75 F upon arriving--it felt warmer. There was just a little wind along the river. I rode alone steadily making my way past other riders.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. I ran into traffic lights early-on but after that I had a good tailwind most of the way home. The slowdowns were in getting through Georgetown, and waiting to pass other riders. I did get passed on the flats by 2 people but I stayed with the second before passing him and eventually dropping him.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to Folkstone Rd., with Samantha on her trail-a-bike. Samantha yelled to catch Max. We did but he started pushing harder. I answered and he thought it wasn't fair because he thought I had a faster bike. I was able to keep ahead of him to Samantha's glee. After dropping them off, I towed Samantha's trail-a-bike and held Max's bicycle bike with one had going back.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. It was humid. I started easy and that coincided with my legs feeling tired. There was traffic in several areas. I rode alone steadily passing people the whole way. There was a hint of a headwind.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. After getting to the Potomac River, I merged right behind a Rock Creek Velo (RCV) teenage racer group of 6 male riders. They were moving easily but I figured it best to stay behind them. There was a slight headwind and it's hard to gauge the effort required to go faster than a group when one is behind it. As we approached Georgetown some of directly riders in front of me were unsure which direction to go and they were falling behind. I passed them skirting the waterfront before getting onto Water St. I caught the others passing them, and several more before leaving Georgetown. I kept my own pace but it wasn't strong. I still felt the slight headwind. A short way past the trestle bridge, the RCV group and one other commuter passed me. I kept pace until the water treatment plant, then backed-off at the bridge. The rest of the way I was moving okay and into a more discernible wind.

I spent the day finishing old projects around the home. I was planning run but ran out of time. My legs were feeling tired anyway since I'd been on my feet almost the whole time. I built a birdhouse with Samantha, cleaned-up camping gear and did some vacuuming. I build a small garden in a spot that had been a bit of an eye sore, near the neighbor's garbage. To do that I made a small retaining wall out of stones that I'd purchased. They were about 50lbs each, but on top of that I had gotten sod, soil and mulch which meant I was tossing around 1,000 lbs. I had to fix a drainage pipe in the area which meant hacking through some thick roots. The bent over lifting and hatchet swinging strained my back which was additional reason not to go running. After plants Samantha helped with the watering, I did drive her to her school to help her practice bicycling but the rear tired had flattened and she wasn't too into that. Instead, I had to play tag with her. In the evening, I got groceries and changed my own flat bicycle tire, however I did get to see the anniversary showing of Back to the Future; some of that with Max.