Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. It was around 50 F this morning. I felt a tired early into the ride. I got passed at around the MacArthur Blvd. tunnel and eventually fell into line behind the guy. We caught another guy and the two other riders traded leads while picking up the pace into Georgetown. I rode slower after that but still was surprised at my finish time. I thought I'd be much slower.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. Leaving just before 6pm, it was for all practical purposes already dark. I got a fairly good start and at 15th St. I found myself surrounded by other cyclists. That was a bit disorienting moving at high speeds amid traffic close together with our headlamps. Passing the Jefferson Memorial, I was alone again and got to and through Georgetown quickly. There were relatively few runners and cars along the way. On the CCT, I always seemed to have another cyclist's rear light not far ahead. The lights would disappear briefly behind a small bend, then reappear close ahead. I felt like I was gaining on 2 riders but I was never sure if I passed them. I kept passing people steadily. I did not have any encounters with the owl that has been attacking people as they approach Bethesda. I though I might have been going slower but was pleasantly surprised seeing my finish time at home.