Training Log Archive: Nadim

Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD to C St., SW, Washington, DC. My attempt at a longer sleep would have been longer had not Max woke up at 3:45am. It was 44 F with a slight tailwind from the north. The cool air energized me. Of course leaving late does that too. I must have passed about 20 or more people who were commuting in too. Unlike Tuesday when I got a big draft off a guy that I'd caught, I pretty much did it by myself except for the small amount of drafting when passing and except for the slight tailwind. I did about 20mph on the flats. Being six seconds faster than Tuesday makes this six consecutive rides in at a quicker pace and the distance is ever so slightly longer due to more time on Wisconsin Ave. The end of the giant chocolate cake is in sight.

C • cake 9

From C. St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD. I was feeling it from the morning ride still so with a pretty good headwind I thought there'd be no way to go home faster today. I was slower right off and didn't want to struggle too hard with the weekend racing coming up. Getting to in Georgetown I somehow caught a guy on a track bike commuting home. He passed me back and took off doing 20-22mph into the wind on the flats with me tucked-in behind him. I pulled a little more but he did most of the work. I'm just not in that good a shape yet. He slowed to drink going up the River Rd. bridge then sped up and shook me loose before turning off a quarter mile later. Another guy going a more reasonable pace was ahead but with foot and other traffic, I never caught him. Once home, I was a bit surprised that I did break 40 minutes but will probably feel it over the weekend. Eventually this pace should be easy again. I got home w/enough time for the family to go to dinner with Peggy's brother Paul; he heads home tommorow.