Training Log Archive: Nadim

DVOA's Fox Chase at Fair Hill State Park, MD. On Day 2, we got there a bit late. Peggy started before me so I took some extra time to get Max into daycare. I left without my control descriptions and later had to keep opening the folded map thus losing my place on it. The long bus ride pushed me to the edge of time. I ran off the bus with Chris Gross up the hill to the start line and I got there just as my official start was to leave the starting line. They gave me a new starrt 3 minutes later but I was already a bit tired. Running the sprint yesterday didn't help either.

I started off the race fine and tried not to rush things. Leaving #2, I went too high and got caught up in some thorns. I hesitated a twice going high to #4 but my first instinct of going low was actually better. I went low to #5 but going high was better. I walked most of the way to #6, really feeling the runs yesterday. Going to #7 it was less hilly. I had a good route and felt like I was getting back on target. Going to #8, I changed my route mid-way twice. The second time I didn't re-check the map so I lost 1-2 minutes going extra distance and climb. Going to #9, I made my worst error. I put my head down climbing straight toward the control. When I saw one I stopped to punch. Fortunatley, I checked the code but then I was unsure exactly where I was. I went on, going too high and got caught up in some green. Had I been 20m to my left, I would have seen the control before passing it. I was glad when Chris Beecroft came through even though she had started near when I did. I made another silly error going to #10 because I thought I'd have to get to the gap in the fence. I ran better to #12 but twisted my ankle slightly and fell on the way. Somewhere in all this, I ate a Gu and started running/feeling/thinking better--the damage was already done. #14 was a little slow due to unwisely trying to climb the mud slide after crossing the creek and later hesitating at a control in the ditch that was not mine.

The best part was near the end. For some reason I looked back across a field that I'd climbed approaching #18 and saw a CSU shirt. I almost never look back in a race. I was tired but gave it a decent effort to stay ahead. I hit the next control fine. I started cramping going at a faster pace to the next and hit it fine. No longer checking codes, I heard someone coming and wasn't sure if it was more fast but wayward juniors or the CSU shirt. At the Go control, I took the far punch and saw Ken Walker Jr. right next to me. We took off well. I think he tried to make me look better by not dusting me too much--a second and a fraction or so.

Red - Day 2 - Splits

DVOA's Fox Chase at Fair Hill State Park, MD. I ran red and probably ate too much the day before. I warmed-up with Peggy on the way to the start, then back and forth a bit till it was time to go.

DVOA's Fox Chase at Fair Hill State Park, MD. I ran the Red course and felt surprisingly well as I started off. My concentration was good most of the way. I had got caught up in the green just a bit going the short way to #1. I couldn't count the trails that I passed on the way to #5, I changed my route mid-way to #9 for some lost time, and I misread the map going to #20 (expecting a root stock). At the end, I couldn't help thinking not to run too hard so that I'd have enough for the sprint. I made relatively few errors which always helps. The other M45+'s didn't have great days or ran Blue. It was nice to do reasonably well while still being a bit out of shape.

DVOA's Fox Chase at Fair Hill State Park, MD. After a break, I ambled over to do the sprint. I ran this pretty well both in execution and effort. I certainly felt being tired from already racing 8.4K. While waiting for the start, several friends were there. Pavlina Brautigam watched Max for Peggy and I. Bradley Hutchison was there. Peggy took off ahead of me about a minute. I was followed by Cristina Luis and then Daniel Schaublin. I caught Peggy on the way to #4 and went straight to most things. Leaving #6 I passed Susie Dewitt. Still on the way to #7, I was looking for a rootstock on the left side of the trail. I never saw it so I got worried about being off. In reality I was on target. When I saw a bunch of people going from my left at a root stock to my right, I thought I must have been off so I veered away toward them. After I got there and found nothing, I turned back and saw it. Susie got there ahead of me and I lost about 30 seconds. On the climb back, I didn't read the route to the right until already committed going the longer way to the left. I passed Rick Dewitt going down to #10. It was fun but I havent' trained enough to be running fast yet.

Red - Day1 - Splits

Sprint - Splits

Event: DVOA A-Meet (Interscholastics)
 

From Rosedale Ave. roads around East Bethesda. I basically was doing a diaper run. I ran around the neighborhood at a 2-3 intensity after dinner, stopped in for some diapers and other things, then jogged the rest of the way home with them.

C • I think you may have just coin... 2

45 situps. I got busy and didn't make time to workout.

Washington, D.C. From 14th & Independence Ave., SW, down the mall to the Lincoln Memorial past the Viet Nam Memorial to the trail along the river. Past the Kennedy Center and Thompson Boathouse to the Rock Creek (RC) Trail. Up the RC Trail through the zoo (open past the posted hours) to the Melvin Hazen Trail. Up to Connecticut Ave. to the Van Ness Metro Station.

It was in the 70's F. I was tired almost from the beginning and had intended to do a shorter run. Cherry blossoms were well underway. I carried a backpack with some of my clothes.

After running up the long escalator, from the Bethesda Metro Station to Rosedale Ave., still with my backpack.

45 situps. I intended to go for a short run but ran out of time and energy. I even had gotten dressed and out the door. I was going to get my hair cut but it was closed; I was too full from dinner to run then.

Washington, D.C., From the Foggy Bottom Metro Station at Washington, Circle, Pennsylvania Ave. to M St., to 29th St. to the C&O Canal Towpath, to the Glover Archbold Trail, to Van Ness St. to Wisconsin Ave. to the Tenleytown Metro Station. I felt a bit tired from yesterday and slower from carrying my backpack. Running the rush hour packed sidewalks on Pennsylvania Ave. was a bit like specificity training. Glover Archbold Park appeared different to me--it was like I didn't recognize some places. There's a lot more visibility now. It'd still be terrible to orienteer through.