Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, then to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, DC. There were headwinds, and I wasn't feeling used to riding.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD.

Event: QOC Occoquan - Cancelled
 

On the way back home from Massanutten Resort we drove along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. There was hardly any color (it has been the worst year for autumn tree color in many years). After that we stopped at Green Truck Farm, off I-66 (an area where I used to pass thru when doing some semi-serious cycling decades back). There was a corn maze there and we all did it more or less together. There was no map, but there were a few quiz questions to guide us. A correct answer would get us to another question post for a while. We only found 3. Near the end we separated as I went off looking in parts of the maze that I hadn't gotten to earlier. I had a sense of where I was since this was on a hillside and I could see landmarks much of the way. After some apple cannon firing, we picked some pumpkins from the vine.

From Rte. 29, I ran the Rachel Carlson Trail to the Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, then back along the Northwest Branch Trail. It was a lot of up and down starting out. There were a lot of dog walkers on the trails. I stopped in the Nature Center and headed back, getting across Kemp Mill Rd., before realizing that I'd left my car keys in the Nature Center. I returned and headed back quickly since I knew I was running out of time. Along Glenallen Dr. I caught my toe on the remnant of a metal sign post that had been sticking up about an inch from the ground, and had been twisted off (probably by a car). I banged my knee pretty good from that. I got up quickly and embarrassed. I figured the cars on the road had seen me and would have been running over soon if I hadn't bounced up. The post had been hidden by fallen leaves and was rusted so it blended in. On the Northwest Branch Trail heading back, I picked-up the pace running harder all the way in. It felt good the get this run in, not only since I like the trail, but since I hadn't worked out much all week.

Later Peggy, Max, Samantha and I drove to Massanutten Resort near Massanutten, VA. This was to celebrate Samantha's birthday. We all had fun at the waterpark for at least a while. I even took a risk trying the body surf thing where water shoots up from below while I was on a sort of boogie board. One is supposed to follow the guard's instructions the whole time for this. They get you to do tricks until you fall off the board and get washed up. I was successful at pushing out the board in front of me, doing a spin and catching the board before failing at the next trick. We couldn't get Samantha to get on one of the middle or larger water slides. Her anxiety kicked-up and she backed down a few times.

From Northfield Rd. to the Bethesda Metro Station.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd.

From Northfield Rd. to the Bethesda Metro Station.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Battery Ln., then to Bethesda Ave., and then to Northfield Rd. After an appointment, I had to pickup Samantha's birthday present.

From Northfield Rd., Greenwich Park, to Old Georgetown Rd. to Beech Dr. to Bradbury Rd. to Roosevelt Ave. to Jefferson St., to Northfield Rd. I felt good running and it was pleasant outside. I noticed the construction at the hospital had closed off a road, and was starting to take shape. I slowed on hills but moved well elsewhere.

From Northfield Rd. to the Bethesda Metro Station.

From the Bethesda Metro Station to Northfield Rd.