Training Log Archive: Nadim

From the 94th Aerosquadron parking lot near the Patuxent River Rd. up and around Lake Artemesia and back. I walked with other PGRC members to measure the Women's Distance Festival 5K that will be held next weekend.

QOC Summer Short Series training at Loch Raven Park. Francis Hogle put on this event as a shadowing excercise. Jon Torrance shadowed me for 4 controls then I shadowed him. I paused here and there and didn't always run the most efficient route on my turn. It was much harder chasing Jon up and down the hills on his turn. I thought my climbing would be better but I haven't been biking enough yet. My pulled calf held up good. I had planned to ride earlier today but got rained out. It was humid but not rainy at Loch Raven. The time includes some time for critique.

Frogs, bats and eye of spooked deer. Getting home late but with an easy workout in mind, I rode at dusk to Fran Uhler Park on mountain bike. The park was very wet and muggy. It was there in the dark riding with my light that I saw these creatures and many other wierd flying crawling things. I had planned to go off the main trail scouting controls for December but even the main trail was often overgrown, full of puddles and had muddy spots. I picked up a control left out from last winter's QOC Bowie meet. Near the river the fog and glare of the light on it was so bad it was hard to see the trail in front of me. I could ride through most muddy areas (wheel was stuck up to the fork once) and got to the northern edge of the map. I got back home just before my light ran out and I was thirsty for not wanting to dare to drink from my muddy bottle.

Potomac Pedalers Wednesday Ride: From Ivy Lane in Greenbelt, MD through the following places: Odell Rd., Springfield Rd., Old Bowie, Fletchertown Rd., Daisy La., Rte 450, Rte. 193, Good Luck Rd., Springfield Rd. and Powder Mill Rd. No one seemed to want to push it much. A pack of about 15 stayed together until the last 8 miles. It demanded lots of attention but because of it I hardly had to do any wind breaking. Though weaker on hills than some, I finished with the lead group. Time includes stops--I have to get a new bike computer.

From Quill Point Dr., Hillmead Dr. to Rte. 450, to Church Rd. to Mt. Oak Rd. to Mitchellville Rd./Queen Anne Bridge Rd., to Mill Branch Rd. to Mitchellville Rd. to Rte. 197, to Chapel Rd. to Highbridge Rd. to Fletchertown Rd. to Quill Point Dr. There were some headwinds going out but it was nicer coming back. I held a smooth pace climbing the long grades and sometimes started feeling back in shape.

30 pushups and 45 situps.

From Quill Point Dr. to Tanglewood Park, two loops of Trails 2, 1, and 5 then back. Too dark for a ride and not wanting to miss-out on the night-orienteering at the convention that I couldn't go to, I put on my light and ran the trails in the dark. They were overgrown from the rainy summer with lots of deadfall but I still did a 9:50 first loop. The second was going even faster (the bicycling seemed to be starting to payoff) but I stumbled climbing a hill and pulled my left calf again. Even with jogging the last 300m, I finished the loop in 9:47 then limped back.

30 pushups, 45 situps, dumbells.

Trails & roads around Northridge, Bowie, MD. with Peggy. This is the first try at running since pulling my calf. It was okay but needs more healing.

After dropping Peggy off at BWI airport for a business trip to S. Africa, I went to Westminister, MD, where I did a version of the Small Towns Tour (#27) ride from Chuck and Gail's Favorite Bike Rides guide book. This was a class IV of V in their rating scale. I started on a full stomach having eaten in the car on the way to the start. I intended to do the long version but got off cue twice. The character of the area had changed little since doing this ride about 10 years back. The ride starts out hilly. Despite headwinds, I was 18.5mph for the first hour. Flatter farm lands ensued but the terrain was still rolling and I kept finding headwinds on the loop. I passed through Silver Run, Taneytown, Middleburg, and Union Bridge. The last six miles were a roller coaster.