Training Log Archive: Nadim

Event: DVOA Mid-Atlantic Championships
 

Governor Dick Park, PA. Warm-up around the nature center parking lot with David Onkst for most of the time. I ate too much but much of the weight gain registred from the morning when I woke up was water that was gone before I ran later.

DVOA: Mid-Atlantic Championships at Governor Dick Park, PA. I ran the Green course partly since I hadn't been training and partly since I planned to run as part of a QOC team in the relay event. I did okay overall but let myself down at the end. I started off okay. I took the easy way out by going wide to the left on trails, then past #2 to get to #1. I was a little high for #2. I hit the next couple of controls fairly well. I was looking for a deeper reentrant for #5, hit the trail, came back and punched, but thought it was the wrong code. I relocated at the depression along the trail east of #5 and came back to the same control--this lost me 3 minutes. Going to #6, I didn't trust the trails mapped in the logged area so I stayed in the white woods--they weren't so white so I was slow, losing 2 minutes to others who used the trails in the logged area. I passed a lot of people at the end going to #6, #7, and #8. I passed Peggy going to #11, and a few others including Jon Pifer going to #13. I passed Tom Strat just after #14 and hit the trail behind him. After punching, I made a wild error trying to stay ahead of him and another DVOA runner. I must have made a 180 when I got on the wrong trail and headed a long way down. Coming back, I passed the DVOA runner and Tom Strat who had gone down with me when I made my error. Tom figured out where we were first and we had to scamper up a steep green and rocky slope to the finish area--another 3:30 minutes of error. This kept me from being fastest on the course. At least I felt okay when running.

DVOA: Mid Atlantic Championship at Governor Dick Park, PA. Running the third leg for a QOC Team of Greg Lennon, Tom Strat, and myself, but starting in a mass-start for legs 1 and 3, I didn't feel so good about this run. Strating off it was rather confusing thrashing through the green with everyone else. I had a hard time telling distance on #1 and #2. The pace was quick. I was with Andres Reves initially but passed him on the way to #3. I was not far behind Jon Torrance leave #3 and finally felt like I was more in control on the ridge trail to the top. My thought had been to go down on a more direct line to #4 but no one else had done this. I continued on the trail hoping to catch-up but then I got the idea to stay on the trail and approach #4 from the east off a nearby trail bend. It was longer but as I approached a control and saw Andres, I was encouraged. When I read the code, I looked at it at least 3 times before catching my breath enough to be sure that I'd gone to #5 instead of #4. I scampered-off passing Tom Nolan and Amber headed the other direction and 30 seconds later I was at #4. Most of the rest was chasing to catch-up. I'd lost contact with the crowd so I slowed-down getting to #6. I almost caught-up to Tom Nolan on the way to #7. The way to #8 was very thorny and uphill so I didn't make-up a lot of ground. Going off toward #9, I'd headed as Amber and Tom did straight over. Being inside an almost uncrossable fence, we couldn't see a way out. Getting through thorns and cutting back, I got more stuck by fence and thorns. Amber started climbing and hadn't come back as much so Tom and I did too. She was far enough ahead not having cut back that I couldn't catch-up and pass her; I only made-up ground that I'd lost for the second time as we got to #9. This was a dissapointing race but I think we scored some points for QOC.

Green - Splits

From the Ken-Gar parking lot, I ran the Rock Creek Trail to Cedar Ln. to the Elmhirst Trail, to Cedar Ln. to Rockville Pike, to the Bethesda Trolley Trail, to Maple Ridge Rd. to Old Georgetown Rd. to Huntington Pkwy. to Custer Rd. to Northfield Rd. I had't run or done much in so long that I felt rather awkward running and like running was an effort. It was a little breezy and 52F. The one mile I timed was 7:01 but I slowed climbing out of the Rock Creek valley.

I spent a lot of time getting the leaves up in time for the final pickup. Some were wet so it made hauling them fairly tiring. My arms were pretty tired afterward and I was dehydrated. We had a family movie night afterward.

With the wet and colder weather, with it being dark out after work, and staying late a lot of the week, I wasn't very motivated to run. If I would have done it upon arriving home I would have had the energy to get out the door, but as it was I ate and got Max to sleep first. I've also been staying up too late.

From Northfield Rd., to 12th and C Street, SW, Washington, D.C. With the temperature expected to hit 70F I couldn't pass-up a ride all the way to work. It was 55F when starting. There was significant headwind most of the way. I felt tired but enjoyed it. I've also probably lost some conditioning; even my arms were tired. I rode my road bike and let Max take the bus to school.

From 12th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. It was dark right from the start of my commute at 6pm. I was a little slow due to traffic when starting out but I enjoyed the tailwind most of the way home. The air was very comfortable. There was a steady stream of cyclist that I passed but it didn't seem like the trail was busy. I definately feel like I've lost some cycling conditioning since in mid September when I rode in the daytime with a laptop and less of a tailwind, I was only a minute slower.