Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD to 12th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. via Independence Ave. I rode in at a moderate pace. I hadn't been sleeping much since I've been staying up late to get the Fort Hunt Park map finished. This and the lack of doing much other training made me feel rather weak. I was also late and I took Independence Ave. to cut off some distance. It was less busy than normal. I rode on the sidewalk but it was still dangerous crossing through the Main Ave. intersection.

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From C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD. After rounding the Jefferson Memorial, I had nice strong tailwinds much of the way home. While queuing through Georgetown, I got hooked up with another rider who was willing to go faster than I. I hung on, once again reasoning that it'd be easier for me in the long run but we were moving along pretty fast. How fast, I don't know since I left my cycle computer at work. All together it was at a faster pace than my downhill ride to work this morning. The trail was about as busy as I remember seeing it. As the other rider and I moved along, it was like passing one long continuous pace line. Not since a July 4th holiday had I seen so many on the trail at the same time. I noticed seeing a lot of cyclists over the last week in Bethesda, even at night. I think it's related to the $4/gallon price of gas. The crowd thinned out a bit before Fletcher's Boathouse. Eventually the other guy pulled aside and let/made me lead. I went a bit slower but made a good effort of it. We repeated our switching leads until Bethesda. A few times I thought I'd have to let him go. I was getting cramps in my calf. The last few miles on the Capital Crescent Trail climbing into Bethesda were more than likely to be exceeding the newly posted 15mph speed limit (Massachusetts Ave. to Woodmont Ave.) which a newspaper article indicated the police plan to enforce. I was 37:06 reaching Max's day care which is the fastest in a long while. Perhaps I should take time off and match my heaviest weight ever, more often.