Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Quill Point Dr. through Tanglewood Park to Old Bowie, then up Chestnut St. though the new house development to the Pepco substation, Lemons Bridge Rd. to Rte. 197 then north to what was once Thomkins Lane and now is a bit off the north part of the Fran Uhler map. Temperatures were in the low 20's and I carried water, Gu, map and compass. I had to figure out how to run through the Pepco substation lands which slowed me a bit.

Once I reached the north end of Fran Uhler Park running from home, I checked for flood conditions at various control sites for the February meet. The park was much improved from the floods in December. Where the water had once flowed, the ground was cleaned over to dirt and sand (no vegetation other than trees) and fast to run on--leaves and sticks were somewhat neatly piled into hurdle-like mini dams which were easy obstacles to run around. Things being very frozen helped getting around too. A few areas were still flooded but I can rework the routes to avoid these. I exited the park at the south end of the map.

Starting this leg 1:41:27 into the run from home through Fran Uhler (all of todays entries are a continuous run), I took the WB&A Trail back to Highbridge Rd., to Fletchertown Rd., to Quetzal Rd. to Quill Point Dr. I felt strong at first on the trail. The generally uphill grade and running into the wind caught-up with me. Halves on the trail were: 3:29, 3:34, 3:31 and the last uphill mile was 7:04. My training is starting to take effect; I felt stronger today throughout but the ball of my left foot was bothering me at the end.