Training Log Archive: Nadim

Rock Creek Park, Ken-Gar Parking. Peggy, Paul and I attempted to run with MCRRC. We hadn't been there for a while but to be consistent we were 5 minutes late anyway. As it turns out, only Paz had shown-up. The rest were resting for tommorow to run the Pike's Peek race. My sickness continues. I had waken up at night in a sweat. Starting running, I pushed Max behind Peggy and Paul for the first mile. We were all slow there--9:14. We speeded up slightly running about 8:30 the next. Peggy and Paul dropped off the pace a bit. I think it's due to being sick; my right thigh started feeling like I was pulling a muscle just before the turnaround at Mile Marker 5. I managed another 8:30 with Max, pasing a few first time runner groups. The last mile, my left thigh started feeling like it was pulled too. I limped in with a 8:33 mile. After eating breakfast with the club and getting home, I took some aspirin and slept 2 hours. I was feeling very sore all over.

45 situps at home. I'm feeling very worn out. My coughing and phlem aren't bad but I sense I'm not getting much oxygen.

45 situps. I was working late and feeling under the weather. Peggy's brother Paul is here for a visit. To make room, I had to store my bicycle trainer. I'm still feeling worn-out and perhaps under the weather. I picked this virus up from Max and Peggy.

On the bicycle trainer at home. I'm feeling rundown despite more sleep last night. It might be that a cold is lingering. I get phlem with coughs now and then.

C • cough 1

From the Silver Spring Metro Station, Colesville Rd. to Portal Dr. to Beach Dr., onto the South Valley Trail, to the DC/MD border, up the Rock Creek Trail to Susanna La. to the Georgetown Branch Trail, to Kentbury Dr. to Rosedale Ave. I felt tired to start with. It was around 80F and sunny and I ran with a backpack full of clothes. The South Valley Trail looked as good as it ever gets; the natural green carpet of flood plain plants under the trees looked neatly manicured and stopped with a clean line on the wide dirt trail. I felt like I struggled a lot on this run despite going slow. Perhaps this is due to some lingering congestion from over the weekend.

Bethesda, MD. 45 situps late at night.

Harriman State Park, NY. HVO Surebridge Challenge. Running Red again, I did not do as well as the day before. Day 2 was more technical. I was more tired before starting. I had set out to run harder which probably wasn't a good idea. I started making poor decisions at #2 and continued this through #4. I probably lost about 11 minutes alone on #4. #5 was fine for me but on #6, I mis-read it to be in a reentrant. I checked the length of one well past the cliff that it was on. Pavalina Brautigam. helped out there. She, Tom Overbaugh and I set off on a chase toward #7 which was fun. After some mis-direction, Pavalina got us on the trail route there. After #7, I pulled ahead in real time but not enough to salvage the day. I pulled-up early at #13 fortunate to have Yekaterina catch-up and get me on track again.

red day2 - Splits