Training Log Archive: NadimIn the 7 days ending Nov 5, 2005:
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Saturday Nov 5, 2005 #
Orienteering (Foot) 55:00 [2] 4.2 km (13:06 / km) +160m 11:00 / km
spiked:7/7c slept:4.75 weight:170lbs
Broad Creek Boyscout Camp, MD. On the Finney Saffran map I jogged around checking some control locations and then videoing the lost scouts. Some did rather well. The woods were still leaf covered and thorny in places. Before going out, my legs were tired from standing around running the finish line for the "Super Advanced" scouts who did a semi-tough Orange course that Peggy had set.
Orienteering (Control Pickup) 48:38 [3] ** 4.9 km (9:56 / km) +133m 8:44 / km
spiked:9/9c
Broad Creek Boyscout Camp, MD on the Finney - Saffran map. I picked-up controls from both the "Super Advanced" Orange course and from the Score-O. I tripped toward a tree and scraped my side with it pretty good. The 1:6,000 scale felt odd to use. The hills in the park were steep and often thorny. It got to well above 70 F and was a beautiful Fall day.
Friday Nov 4, 2005 #
Bicycling (Commute) 39:33 [3] 11.52 mi (3:26 / mi)
slept:6.1 weight:168.5lbs
From Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD to C St., SW, Washington, D.C. It was another nice morning--47F and sunny. I rode with long top and bottoms. This cuts through the wind so much better than when I wear a jacket. Though I rode with a laptop on my back, I went downhill quickly and smoothly. Even on the flats I was doing 19mph. I slowed uphill and into the wind a bit. Overall, I felt strong.
Bicycling (Commute) 42:40 [3] 11.29 mi (3:47 / mi)
From C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD. It was yet another nice fall night out but I felt like I was riding into the wind most of the way home.
Thursday Nov 3, 2005 #
Orienteering (Foot) 1:30:12 [3] **** 8.74 km (10:19 / km)
22c slept:7.25 weight:170lbs
Great Falls National Park, MD. From the Old Angler's Inn parking area, I did a somewhat counterclockwise loop into the northern section. I went to some control locations from an old meet on a 1:15,000 map. It was hard to read to begin with but as the light faded it got harder. I picked more difficult locations which made me pay attention a lot but also made it tougher to tell if I really got to a control location or not. In one area on the north side, houses built since the map was printed threw me off. I also picked locations involving lots of often steep climb.
Wednesday Nov 2, 2005 #
Running (Street & Trail) 1:16:00 [3] 10.5 mi (7:14 / mi)
slept:6.2 weight:172.5lbs
Cub Run Stream Valley Park, Fairfax, VA. From Chalet Woods I ran loops and went up and down the trail systems along Cub Run. I hadn't been there since 1999 and happened to be working near there today. I forgot some of the turns starting out but I also did some new exploring on both the west and east sides of the creek. The trail ran out on the west side but a dirt trail seemed to keep going on the east side. I turned back at what seemed like it could have been the northern pipeline. I ran with a camera and it was very pleasant out. I kept the pace easy but passed a little blood again and my stomach was upset.
Tuesday Nov 1, 2005 #
Calisthenics (General) 2:00 [3]
slept:5.0 weight:171.5lbs (rest day)
45 situps. I needed a little time to garden. I've really been eating too many chocolaty desserts too.
Monday Oct 31, 2005 #
Bicycling (Commute) 38:56 [4] 11.59 mi (3:22 / mi)
slept:6.0 weight:169.5lbs
From Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD to C St. SW, Washington, DC. It was 40F with calm winds. I wore enough to sweat. The pace helped that. A guy got onto the trail a little bit behind me near Massachusetts Ave., then cycled passed me with just a long sleeve shirt on and some shorts. A few miles later I caught-up. He usually skates in to work but on his hybrid he made me work to keep up--22.5 mph down the hill and 19-20 mph on the flats. It was very pretty this morning with the sunlight filtering through fog and the trees.
Bicycling (Commute) 45:02 [3] 11.32 mi (3:59 / mi)
From C St. SW, Washington, DC to Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD. I left work in the dark looking like a Borg and ready for Halloween. Besides my usual clothes in panniers I had on my headlamp, helmet, tights and long sleeve jersey. To top it off I had my laptop slung on my back. It all felt heavy. I worked on spinning faster and managed to pass several people w/o getting passed.
Sunday Oct 30, 2005 #
Running warm up/down (Street & Trail) 8:29 [2] 0.9 mi (9:26 / mi)
slept:10.5 weight:170lbs
Warm-up for the QOC Bowie/Fran Uhler meet. I didn't feel that good warming-up and worried about the pains I had the day before. The sleep includes a 2 hour nap the day before and an 8.5 hour rest.
Orienteering race (Foot) 1:22:41 [4] *** 8.67 km (9:32 / km) +34m 9:21 / km
spiked:17/25c
QOC: Bowie/Fran Uhler. I had course set in this area twice and used to live near enough to the map to get there on a long run. Therefore, I had been fairly confident going into it. I tried to keep from getting overconfident too. The errors I made were mostly minor and partly minimized by the many forgiving catching features. I took a bad route to #4 and bobbled it. I misread my way to #8 and had some legs where bad bearings affected my time. I overshot #19, missing to the left. Overall, I felt I did okay but could really see why training on the maps QOC uses leads to sloppy orienteering. Had I made similar errors elsewhere, they'd of had much more impact. See the Split List.
Orienteering (Control Pickup) 48:35 [3] *** 4.3 km (11:18 / km)
spiked:9/9c
Control pickup in the northern section of Fran Uhler Park for the QOC meet. I spashed through the big puddles on the trails. As often has happened to me here after doing that, my wet feet and worn-out socks felt every bump and rock, including some in my shoes. I also hadn't eaten or drank much after the race and felt like I was running low on blood sugar.