Training Log Archive: Nadim

Boulder, CO. After a good sleep and relaxed morning, Peggy, Max, and. I took the Bluebell Baird Trail from Baseline Rd. to the 1st/2nd Flatiron Trail that goes between Flatiron1 and 2. Max had been forecasting a boring vacation after time at the beach last weekend and even before. However the sleep and the interesting landscape made him game, as Peggy said. He became enthusiastic as we went along except for when he suddenly got bit or stung by a flying bug. He immediately said we should turn around and head back, expecting to start swelling up as he does for bee stings. We sat a while and he was soon ready to proceed. After that, the trail got steeper but even more scenic. Max said it was a breeze. After spending a while up top on the rocks, we came down using much of the same route but branching off thought the pine forest and grassland on the Chautauqua Trail. To round out e Dagmar we had lunch at Lindsey's Deli (I recommend. It) on Pearl St., explored the shops, saw some street performances, and ate ice cream.

Event: Laramie Daze
 

45 sit-ups in the hotel near Denver after a day of traveling.

From the Bethesda metro station, to Northfield Rd. My legs were fairly sore.

From the Bethesda metro station, to Cordell Ave., then to Northfield Rd. I met Peggy, Max, Bob Angell, and Ben Ficks for dinner. We caught-up and made big plans!

From Northfield Rd. to the Bethesda Metro Station on my road bike.

From the Bethesda metro station, to Northfield Rd.

From Northfield Rd. to the Bethesda Metro Station on my road bike. It was still windy this morning but cool and dry also.

From the Woodley Park Metro Station, I ran down into Rock Creek Park, crossed through Dumbarton Oaks to Glover Archbold Park via the Dumbarton Oaks Trail and the Wesley Heights Trail. From there, I ran up the Glover Archbold Trail out to Wisconsin Ave. via Van Ness St. and then on up to the Bethesda Metro Station. I hadn't run out of the Woodley Park Metro Station for a long time. I've been finishing a lot of runs there so it was nice to do this again. It hardly seemed like the middle of summer. The temperatures were in the 70s F, the humidity was low, and a nice breeze was blowing. Even though I wasn't running that fast, I was glad to feel like I had some energy today. I moved uphill steadily and there was a lot of overall climb. I felt good enough to go past the Tenleytown Metro Station and finish-up in Bethesda. It'd been a long time since finishing there on similar routes too.

From the Bethesda metro station, to Northfield Rd.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th and C St. SW, Washington, D.C. It was a typical summer morning with a little bit of humidity. There was a pretty good wind going. I went into it most of the time but half of Ohio Dr. was a headwinds from the side, and the other half, a tailwind. I got a slow start, unablet o clip-in because of dried mud on my cleats. I got that off at Bradley Bldv., then moved well. I caught a guy who stayed behind me till Georgetown where I lost him. Coming around a blind corner, I nearly had a head-on wreck when a woman was cutting the corner in my lane.

From 13th and C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. There were strong headwinds much of the way. However sometimes when within the trees, I'd get a tailwind as the Crescent trail aligned differently with the wind. Near Fetcher's Boathouse, a smaller younger guy went past me pretty smoothly. I picked-up up the pace to draft a short while but decided I didn't want to push that hard. He slowly moved ahead going up the hill and away but if I'd have stayed behind him, I'd have done less work and been there faster.

Rehoboth, DE. From the trailhead at seaside Outlet Dr., to the Junction & Breakwater Trail, to Golden Eagle Blvd., then back. I started just ahead of Peggy and Max who were on bicycles (I'd begun to fix my flat tire but left the replacement tube at home). They passed me quickly though I kept them in sight until sometime after they turned around. It was in the 80s F and a little humid. I felt that I was running okay, but not as quickly as the last two times out. I could also feel myself slowing down further into the run but I think my splits were fairly close. My time is estimated because I lost it off of my watch however, I did reach the turnaround 2.89 miles out in 23:10, and saw that I was going to finish in 46 minutes. This was a fairly flat run with very gradual longish grades, on bluestone. There was shade for most of it. There were a few other runners and lots of cyclists. My quads were feeling a little sore during the run and I worked on improving running form.