Training Log Archive: Nadim

Event: Billygoat
 

Kingston, NY. Peggy, Max, Dave Onkst and I drove up to NY headed for the Billygoat and intending to stop off at Harriman State Park for a short run. It was raining and I (or sweet Max) might have melted. We decided to just get to our hotel. I almost forgot to do anything after dinner and putting Max to sleep. I did 20 pushups and 30 situps.

C • sweet Max 1

I was planning to run after flying back home and eating dinner. I waited to digest a bit and was too tired after that. After 45 situps I ate cookies.

San Antonio, TX. Starting from E. Commerce St. (Marriott Hotel), to Alamo St., to E Guenther St. to the trail along the San Antonio River, to E. Nueva St. to S. Saint Marys St. to Crockett St., past The Alamo, to Bowie St. to E. Commerce St. I ran in-between meetings when people were eating dinner. It was cooler out and there was a nice breeze. The route started like yesterday but instead of coming back on the River Walk, I stayed in the downtown streets. I followed along on my map again.

San Antonio, TX. A friend here for the meetings had gotten a tip from the concierge on where to run. He liked the run he went on so I got the map and checked it out. It turned out to mostly be what I had discovered on my own before. There was some leg dexterity involved in running the Riverwalk portion back near the hotel. Starting from E. Commerce St. (Marriott Hotel), to Alamo St., to E Guenther St. to the trail along the San Antonio River, to the River Walk, to Commerce St. then a loop through Hemisfair Park (former World's Fair site). I pushed it in the last mile getting back to the hotel, then took it a little easier in Hemisfair Park.

San Antonio, TX. After meetings and a retirement dinner, there wasn't much time for a run. I just did 45 situps.

San Antonio, TX. After my flight in, I wanted to get a decent run in. The opportunities are likely to be less available as the week goes on. The meeting schedule goes into the evening the next 3 days. I ran from my hotel on the Riverwalk, east up Montana St. to Rio Grande St. to Houston St. to AT&T Pkwy (the AT&T Center where the spurs play or played? 26:58) and back. It was gently uphill the first 11 minutes, then rolling. The residential neighborhoods I passed showed signs of poverty but were not as bad as on my last trip here, when I ran west. The sun was strong and there was little shade (87F, 42% humidity); good training for the summer. I was tired coming back, and someone walking the other way thought she needed to say "Jesus loves you."

C • Ohhh 3

Event: QOC Annapolis
 

Annapolis Broad Creek, MD. Dave Onkst and I split duties putting out controls for the QOC courses which Ted Good setup. I got rid of two water controls early by dragging 4 gallons around. I crossed the marsh and stayed dry getting to the west side of the map. The steep hills and thickness kept things slow. When I managed to run, I was a bit tired from the running earlier in the week.

Warm-up for the QOC Urban Sprint at Annapolis, MD. Waiting for Peggy to finish, Max and I did a streamer course. It took him 16 minutes which was much faster than earlier streamer courses (flatter too). He still got tired and said in no uncertain terms "No streamers!" after 4 of 5 controls. He finished.

I was feeling a little sore from earlier in the week. Contributing were the steep hills from control setting earlier in the day, and standing around watching Max while Peggy ran. The warm-up jog back and forth in the grass helped.

QOC Urban Sprint at Annapolis, MD. Since I'd set controls from the woods course, I had seen the map for the sprint controls; only I hadn't gone to these before. Even seeing the courses, I don't think it would have made any difference. I had set courses here before and it seemed that Ted Good had chosen many of the same locations; the navigation was not hard. Alex Merka helped me start by holding my hand when putting my e-punch in the box. I ran smoothly though didn't feel very strong or fast. Flawless up to #6, I spiked the control but stood there searching for the box--it was on the ground amidst the water and cups. I probably lost 15 seconds and a finish place. I had one other bobble going for #10. I pulled-up short looking for the control one water mash early. At #11, I ran right to the feature but had to run around the hedge to reach the control. If I'd come left around the building, it might have been slightly faster. J. Torrance did the course in 14:51. After getting home, I learned that I lost second place to Dan Quinn who'd run one second faster. To Dan's credit, he had raced the woods orienteering earlier wheras I'd only jogged through a similar distance setting up most of the controls.