Training Log Archive: Nadim

Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, ME. After watching the sunrise at 5:22am, Peggy, Max, and I went on the summit loop while Samantha waited in the car--she was cold (~60F and breezy) and cranky from being woke up at 4:30am. The sunrise, said to be the first point that the sunshine hits the United States, was nice but a little cloudy. There were lots of people up there.

Shelburne, NH. After driving up Mount Washington in New Hampshire's Presidential Range, and looking around there, we went back to our campground and setup. Peggy watched the kids play at the pool so I had time for a short run in the Timberland campground. I started on the River Walk Trail and went to the not so rocky, Rocky Point, then looped back for a complete loop around the campground. I ran slowly and there were some hills.

From my drive up and down Mount Washington it looked like those who've run up it must have been pretty strong! The record time of around 58 minutes to run up is pretty intense! I'd hiked up and down on trails in the 1990s and that was an all day thing. We also heard from the CD that they give to drivers, that the record auto race time for driving up was under 7 minutes--insane!







Later that night, to stretch out the evening Max and I looked at the stars through a hole in the trees. I was rather glad we could since we never see much around our home in Bethesda, MD--too much light pollution there. Even on our last several camping trips, the sky had been cloudy. This time we could see the Milky Way fairly well, including some dark areas. I saw a meteor, and I was able to point out a satellite to Max.

Bar Harbor, ME. From Kebo St. to West St. To the shoreline Trail, to Wayman Ln. to Pleasant St to Waldrom Rd., to Spring St. Mount Desert St., to Kebo St. This was a pleasant route. However I stumbled on a curb and fell to the horror of some tourists. I bounced back up with a scraped knee and scraped thumb but I also sprained my left thumb.

Long Pond, Acadia National Park, ME. I paddled a twin kayak with Samantha in front of me. Peggy and Max each had their own. Going out, we were going into the wind. Max lagged but wasn't far behind. He was still getting over having troubles with his ears but probably he was just tired. We paddled out to a point on the shore and circled a rock where it got shallow. Going back was much easier. Samantha helped at times as we lagged for Max and speeded-up to catch Peggy. Other times, she dragged her hands in the water. We had a short swim afterward and the water felt nice.

Earlier in the day, we stopped along the shore on the park loop road. Thunderhole was not thunderous at all since it was near low tide. However, the shore was beautiful. We also stopped late in the day at Bass Harbor Lighthouse. It was another nice day on vacation.

Acadia National Park, ME. From Eagle Creek to Jordon Pond House on the carriage roads. I was on a rented mountain bike with a tag-along bike attached for Towing Samantha. Max and Peggy road mountain bikes too. The weather was great. The trails were shady but going uphill seemed to take more work than it should of. We stopped for lunch at Jordan Pond House, overlooking Jordon Pond.

Acadia National Park, ME. From Jordon Pond House, on the carriage roads to Eagle Lake. We took a wrong turn leaving our lunch spot and got down to intersection 25. We had to ride back uphill to get back on track. The way back was easier with less climb and a tailwind along Eagle Lake. Samantha pushed hard whenever we rode downhill. The carriage roads were gravel covered but in great shape with turns that weren't too sharp for me to take without braking. It was all nice and pretty. We'd caught the shuttle bus going and returning.

Acadia National Park, ME. From the Schooner Trailhead we went to Dory Point and along the shore to an old home ruin. The shoreline was covered in jagged rock but there were a few tidal pools along the way.

Harold Parker State Park, MA. We camped here the night before and this was the hike to/from the bathroom. I was sandwiched between Max who had an ear ache and couldn't sleep, and Samantha who moved around and rolled into me.

Traveling Day with no time for a workout.

From Bethesda Ave. at the Capital Crescent Trail (CCT), to Dorset Ave., to River Rd., to Goldsboro Rd., to MacArthur Blvd., over the Aqueduct Bridge to Clara Barton Pkwy., to MacArthur Blvd., to Falls Rd., to River Rd., to Bradley Blvd., to Huntington Pkwy., to Northfield Rd., to Custer Rd., to Park St., to Exeter Rd., to Bethesda Ave., to the CCT. I had some car work done so while the work was being done, I went for a ride. This was a fun route with minimal traffic interruptions. It did require going on some busy roads but there were often shoulders. I moved well and tried not to push. It felt hot initially, but not as hot as in the Bahamas, perhaps due to there being less humidity. I rode into the wind going out but the car traffic along side of me blew the wind in my direction enough to make it easier. As I was headed outbound, I could see that there was a thunderstorm directly ahead. Approaching it, the air cooled a lot, and the breeze felt good. Some rain fell on me on Falls Rd., and again on Bradley, as I cut my intended ride short to keep out of the worst of it. There was some lightening falling nearby sometimes. I got ahead of the rain and pulled into home to keep out of it. However, just as I'd gotten my shoes off, I got the message that my car was ready. I rode the last bit back to downtown Bethesda comfortably. It was nice to do some riding other than commuting. It's much more natural and I appreciated not having to carry stuff.

Paradise Island, Bahamas. From the Atlantis Resort on Mackey Street to downtown Nassau over the bridge, west along Bay St. to the Sir Sidney Poitier bridge, to Paradise Beach Dr., to Mackey Street, to the Atlantis Resort (Corals Towers). This was the hilliest run I did in the Bahamas. Both bridges rose quickly and high enough for sailing vessels to pass underneath. They were still not quite high enough for the big cruise ships to cross under but they were almost the same height. The views were nice and there was a good breeze to counteract the temperatures in the mid 80s F.

Paradise Island, Bahamas. From the Atlantis Resort on Mackey Street to Paradise Beach Dr. through the tunnel under the Atlantis marina, to the Dolphin Cay area, to the foot trail along the water park and The Reef hotel, to the trail along the ocean, east to the end of the trail at the Beach hotel, past some pools to the convention center, after walking through the convention center, I got onto Casino Dr., to Lakeview Dr., to Paradise Island Dr., to Mackey St. to the Corals hotel, at the Atlantis resort. I started like other days. Less than 1/4 mile out, a coconut fell out of a tree 5-6 feet away from me. As I was running a steady pace down into the tunnel, I heard footsteps behind me. A young woman runner was catching up fast. I moved over for her to pass but as the tunnel bottomed out and I climbed, I pulled away keeping my basic pace. I think I got an earlier start so it was cooler. There were more ups and downs but the hills were smaller than the other day. I was slowing down at the end and I was surprised to learn the distance afterward, because I thought this might have been a shorter run.

Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas. swimming in the pools and propelling myself in a tube. We actually spent hours in the pools and in the sun. We spent a good while snorkeling too. We saw a lot more fish this time. The were hanging around a submerged cliff mostly. Nice schools were unafraid of several humans swimming and diving among them. Many were colorful. The colors became clearer when we got close. Even some cuttle fish hanging around near a submerged trash and some grasses, had blue stripes and spots. I was wary of getting close to them from TV episode memories of aggressive Humboldt squid but these were much more placid than the Humboldt. It was interesting to note how the fish I saw seemed to stay in the same spot as I swam away and came back several times.

Paradise Island, Bahamas. From the Atlantis Resort on Mackey Street to Harbour Dr., to Harbour Ridge Dr,, Bayview Dr., to Paradise Island Dr., to Cloister Drive West, back to Paradise Island Dr., to Mackey St., to the Atlantis Resort. It was hot starting out, 88 F. I ran parallel to my run yesterday. It was hillier today. The run on the ridge was nice despite all of the million dollar homes and a few hotels along the way.

Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas. swimming in the pools and propelling myself in a tube. We actually spent hours in the pools and in the sun.

Paradise Island, Bahamas. From the Atlantis Resort on Mackey Street to Paradise Island Dr., to the guard gate just before North Shore Terrace, to Garden Dr. to a convenience store, to Paradise Island Dr., to Mackey St. to the Atlantis Resort. It was warm and humid, A day in the sun and some ocean water and some good sleep helped get rid of my cold. I was tired still. After he stop at the store, I ran back Almost all the way with 3 bags of lunch supplies. He run made me feel good afterward. There were some mild but unexpected hills. I didn't get to see much water on his route but it was suburban pleasant. My time is an estimate.

Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas. swimming in the pools and propelling myself in a tube. We actually spent hours in the pools and in the sun. In the evening, we took a ferry over to the city to see the Straw Market. Samantha got her hair braided for much more than we'd planned to pay. Also, the last ferry left early so we took a taxi back.

Event: 2016 Western Canadian Orienteering Champs
 

Event: 2016 Icefields Parkway Orienteering Festival
 

Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas. After petting and kissing a dolphin in the morning, we did some snorkeling in the ocean (we saw a few fish), swimming in the pools, tubing the Lazy and the Rapids rivers, then hit some slides. In the evening we watched cartoons at poolside while the kids spent more time in the water. It was a full and fun day. We all got a bit too much sun. Samantha got the hang of swimming much better than before and she loves the snorkel mask.

Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas. It was raining after we arrived but we walked the complex, stepping outside at times. I admired the ocean view from our hotel window (perhaps lucking into it due to a mishap in our room assignment), which included a view of a shark pool below our window and another pool of baby sting rays that glided along in such playful and graceful formations.