Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. This was my first ride all of the way into work this year. I think I last rode in on 12/2.2016. I was a little tired from the weekend workouts and my right hip area was a little sore. Today it was damp and the closer I got to DC, the thicker the fog was. It started out at 45 F. I kept a steady pace, not pushing. I did get passed by a woman after I hit the flats, but I passed her back without any more effort. I just upped my cadence. The Cherry Blossom Trees along West Potomac Park were blooming well, despite the recent freezing temperatures. Ohio Dr. had been shifted to one-way traffic and I was riding against it--there were few cars and all of them stayed to the right anyway.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. As usual, I was very close to getting locked-in the courtyard where I lock-up. I got out into a good deal of traffic. Rush hour traffic was amplified by tourists there to see the Cherry Blossoms. I saw them at lunch time and it seemed that there was hardly any frost damage. I was rather glad that I sucked it up and rode all the way to work today. I did have to weave my way around both auto and pedestrian traffic at the Jefferson Memorial. I did pretty well getting through it. I hit more traffic along the river at the Kennedy Center where there are no cherry trees, and again in Georgetown. Crew rowers were hauling shells back onto trucks and blocking a bridge to the the waterfront. Once through Georgetown, it was a complete reversal. There were relatively few cyclists or runners. It seemed strange since there were so many riders joining the trail in the morning. I cruised alone focusing on keeping my pace manageable, and no one passed me.