Training Log Archive: Nadim

Back in Bethesda, MD, I had the day off of work but did do some walking around. This helped loosen my back.

Prince William Forest Park, VA. Though I'd changed my watch for the end of Daylight Savings Time, when I woke-up on my own in the dark and looked at the clock it appeared that I was late. The clock hadn't been changed. I jumped into the shower and got ready only to find out later that I had more time to sleep. I used it to sleep a little more but got ready early too.

When vetting for the US Champs, I started from parking lot E. I was assigned only 7 controls by Jon Torrance which were for the western ends of the Red and Blue Day 2 courses. I'd been excused from earlier vetting this weekend since I had other duties. I nailed the first 3, then made a boo boo on a 4th short leg. Navigating a long tricky 5th leg across scruffy ribs of a hill side, I got a bit low but relocated when I saw a control in a saddle that wasn't supposed to be there--it had been missed the day before so I picked it up. I missed the control on the rib by being just a bit high and unfortunately ran the wrong direction first before doubling back. Going to the 6th control, I found what probably was an adventure racer control (XR) on a ridge, I picked it up and brought it to the road expecting to come back when I putting out some extra water. As I crossed the next big reentrant and climbed the hill happy because I was reading the vegtation well, I cut right ever so slightly and somehow pulled my back. I had to start walking and hopping to keep going. I got the next two controls and was able to jog a little getting back to the car. It was rather nice to get out in the woods having something with low stress and a high pleasure factor. The rest of the day was rougher and having pulled my back only made it harder.

Prince William Forest, VA. Though I stood for most of the day, I did jog out to check on the start lines, ran around Camp 5 a bunch and out and back to the overflow parking. I did manage to do some situps too.

Event: US Champs
 

Prince William Forest Park, VA. I ran around the Pine Grove and Williams Ball Field areas. At times I hauled stuff around and did things like help setup the finish banner and helped setup the start chutes. There was a concern that some Si e-punch boxes were not working. While Dave Onkst went to check one, I ran to check the other in a reentrant down the hill; I was so familiar with the area that I didn't need a map or compass. The Si boxes were fine--it turned out to be that a few people were using version 9 Si punches. Though a sampling of the boxes we used had been tested and were supposed to have the firmware update for these, some borrowed from one club didn't register with version 9 Si punches (generally version 9 Si punches are only available in Europe for now). Much of the day, I had a rare headache (I never knew what a headache was until my early 30's). I think it was associated with dehydration. The night before was the most sleep I had gotten in a long while.

Prince William Forest Park, VA. I setup controls in the Pine Grove area. It took a while to get used to how to use the stands with e-punch boxes.

Prince William Forest Park, VA. Setting out controls near Camp 5. I got much more proficient with the setup but it got dark faster. I left just a few for tomorrow.

45 situps.

I was home early enough to go run to Max's daycare school and back. That's a nice birthday present! Max even sang the full version of Happy Birthday to me.