Training Log Archive: eddie

Sick as a dog. Caught a cold coming home from the Champs Monday. Ugh.

one-way work commute. Stiff and gusty SW headwind. Lots of debris, and at least 4 traffic lights out on Charles St. Only saw 2 trees down though. Took 3 cycles to get through the light at the corner where the dry ice was being handed out. I've never seen a crowd that big around here! It was HUGE! I guess there are still about 80,000 homes without power in the county, and something like 75,000 more in the city. There's still power at work, so here I am. Bleah. Parts of downtown Baltimore and Annapolis are flooded because this SW wind is pushing water into the top end of the bay.

Run to work. Friggin MTA closed the Light Rail today and tomorrow and didn't bother to tell anyone. I ran to the train station, bought a ticket and waited. and waited. Finally some passerby said the trains weren't running. Nice of the MTA to sell me a train ticket that I couldn't use. And they wonder why no one uses public transit in the US. Its because the transit administrations are incompetent. Shutting down the trains for a hurricane is not the problem - I can understand that - but leaving the ticket machines turned on or not so much as posting signs on them is just unforgivable. I wonder what would happen if I was to ask for a refund of my $1.60? So since I was already 2 miles down the road I just kept going. Bruise in my right thigh really hurting now.

Run home from work. Left the car in the garage there as it will be safer in the storm. Hoping for a day off tomorrow, but may have to run and catch the train in.

Day 2, US Champs, Fallen Leaf Lake. Much better course than yesterday. Still battered and bruised by the thick veg.

Run back to car after the race.

Blue - Splits