Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Northfield Rd., Charlcote Rd. to Hampden Ln. to Wilson Ln. to Honeywell Ln. to Cornish Rd. to Glenbrook Rd. to Elm St. to Exeter Rd. to Glenbrook Rd. to the Bethesda Trolley Trail, to Maple Ridge Rd. to Old Georgetown Rd. to Huntington Pkwy. to Custer Rd. to Northfield Rd. I ran somewhat easy but felt heavy and slow from eating too much.

Just pushing around about 2" of new snow off the driveway and sidewalk. The evening got filled.

Dooh! I got wrapped-up in watching the Bourne Supremacy on television and decided to bicycle instead of run. I'd completely forgotten about the snow coming and how it would have been fun to run in it while it was falling. It probably started while I was riding. The snow is fairly light now but pretty. I rode with good cadence, spinning lower gears.

From Northfield Rd., Greenwich Park, to Old Georgetown Rd. to Alta Vista Rd. to Alta Vista Terrace to Alta Vista Rd. to Rockville Pike, to the NIH Trail, to the Bethesda Trolley Trail, to Battery Ln. to Goddard Rd. to York Ln., to Overhill Rd. to Lambeth Rd. to Moorland Ln. to Custer Rd. to Northfield Rd. Having worked late again and eaten dinner after getting home, I digested and got out well after 11pm for this run. It was windy and much colder (in the mid 20's F) than during the day but oddly the quiet of the night had the affect of making it seem comfortable. I did make my pace comfortable so that probably had something to do with it. I took it easier around the many icy spots. I wasn't sure of my pace and felt fine so I added on a bit at the end to finish around midnight.

I was finally able to pull out what is hopefully the last yucca thorn from the Vasquez Rocks A-meet (one month back) just before my run :) It was only an eighth of an inch long but on a bony part just below my left knee. It took me about 2 months to get them all out the first time I ran there.

It was a busy work day so I resorted to just spinning a bit after dinner. My cadence was good.

From Northfield Rd. to Custer Rd. to Park Ln. to Maple Ridge Rd. to Old Georgetown Rd. to Battery Ln./Rosedale Ave. to Newdale Rd. Kentbury Dr. to the Capital Crescent Trail to Bethesda Ave. to Exeter Rd. to Battery Ln. to Park Ln. to Custer Rd. to Northfield Rd. I inteded to run on the way home from work via Silver Spring however I realized that I left my sweat top at home. Instead I did this loop about Bethesda. There were some icy spots on the sidewalks and the trail. I often ran in the road. I started out with the wind so that I could warm-up. It was in the low 20s F. with the winds still blowing however they started dying; coming back I didn't feel them much either due to shelter from trees and buildings or that it calmed down so much. I had little idea of my pace and may have messed-up my timing. I had tried to take a few splits but I only have one saved. I felt tired after just 2 miles and must have slowed but I also recovered at times.

Seneca Creek State Park, MD. From Rte. 28, east to Rte. 118 and back. It was a joy to get out into the woods, even on an colder than usual day. The temperatures were around 25-26F and the winds varied depending on where I was at from almost nill to 30mph. Like just short of 2 years back when I last did a similar route, there was a nice coating of snow on the ground. This snow was old and like last time, mostly crunchy. There was plenty of evidence of other runners having been through the area but most must have been going the other direction toward the Potomac--it was their loss. I relished the open yet hilly woods that I went through. QOC has developing plans to map this area one day and it will be nice since the woods are mostly very open. I think it's due to an abundant deer population. The contours here are broad; they won't pose a difficult navigational challenge. Other than cliffs which tend to be in lower areas, there are not many features, not even root stocks. I would have gone longer like in 2008, but I needed to get back to Peggy and Max who were finishing-up at the Germantown Swim Center. Returning, I started to feel the hills a bit more; despite the net elevation loss, I was slower though some of it may have been due to the wind. Wearing polypropolene, a long sleeve t-shirt and Goretex, I was a little bit overdressed but it was probably better to sweat a lot than feel the opposite as many this weekend have.