Training Log Archive: Nadim

Umstead State Park, NC. Warm-up for the A-meet around the parking lot a few times.

US Team Fundraiser/BOK at Umstead State Park, NC. I ran the Red M course. I was already tired by the 3rd control. I made a 180 leaving #3 for a two minute error going to #4. I made a parallel error on the loop in the course and then Andras Reves caught me. We ran from #5 to #12 pretty closely with him leading more than I. On a split in our route choices, I was too weak climbing to make my route worthwhile. I never saw him again though he only beat me by 30 seconds or so on that control (#14). I was pretty weak through most of the course but did feel better a little after eating a Gu somewhere. Once again, I didn't do so well on a course that Peggy set. I probably lost at least 6 minutes which isn't terrible for me. Being out of shape accounted for the rest. I was 3rd in M45+ with Andras and Istvan Nagy ahead. Istvan was ahead by 4 seconds which is only justice since I had been eeking him out in our last several races. See the Split List.

Red M - Splits

Event: BOK/US Team Umstead 007
 

US Team Fundraiser/BOK at Umstead State Park, NC. While Peggy was putting out controls for tommorow, I strolled Max and lugged some gear to a remote Start almost a kilomter away. Valerie Meyer had already missed her start and I was about to miss mine when she spotted us and volunteered to watch Max so I could run. She ran first. After returning, my warm-up was carrying Max back down the hill to the road so she could push the stroller back.

Due to the color of the course lines, I couldn't read the map at first and lost over 30 seconds standing at the start. I missed by a little on many controls but not a whole lot. After Samantha Saeger caught me looking for the cliff at #8, we traded leads a bit to the end where she got ahead on the last two controls. I felt very tired and weak. See the split list.

Umstead State Park, NC. Jogging back from the finish to the start to pickup my backpack, then jogging with it back up the hill to the parking area.

Long Sprint - Splits

45 situps in our hotel in Durham, NC after a nice dinner with some fellow adoptive parents; their daughters were adopted from the same region of Russia that we got Max from about a year and two days ago.

From Rosedale Ave., Maple Ave. and W. Virginia Ave. to Wisconsin Ave., to East-West Hwy. to Pearl St. to Maryland Ave. to Rosedale Ave. This was around midnight and I was already tired. I guess I thought it was time to get in shape since the US Team Fundraiser is only two days away; that and I needed to mail some letters. I felt awful. This was the first time I went street running in a long time--at least since before getting sick.

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45 situps. Busy.

Spinning in the basement getting sweaty.

The predicted ice storm never materialized. Instead we got 4-5 inches of sticky snow. It is very pretty out. I shoveled our driveway (getting some rare help from the neighbors who share it) and several walkways.

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