Training Log Archive: Nadim

My back problems worsened. Something apparently shifted. Radiculopathy is back in my right leg.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. I hadn't wanted to miss working out the last 2 days. Work and rain did me in on Monday and my wedding anniversary was the other. However I missed two of the hottest days of the year so far; this morning was much better. It started out at 72 F with less humidity. There was a headwind from the SW that I certainly felt at times. However going up Ohio Dr. along the river, I was able to draft behind a tour bus. On the CCT, only on cyclist went past me. I tried to stay with him for a little bit but he was too fast.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. Traffic made things slow right from the start and it continued until I was past Georgetown. I rode the CCT alone for most of the time and eventually picked-up one drafter. My strength felt better though I had geared down early enough to not be worn out too bad toward the end. The temperatures were cooler since a shower had passed earlier and it was still cloudy. Afterward at home my back really stiffened-up and hurt a lot more than it has in a while, when I worked at a computer more.

From Northfield Rd., to Garfield St./Aberdeen Pl. to Aberdeen Rd. to Oldchester Rd. to Radnor Rd., to Brite Rd., to Bradley Blvd., to Kennedy Dr., to Elwood Rd., to Parkway Dr., to Kennedy Dr., to Dorset Ave., to the Capital Crescent Trail, to Woodmont Ave. via the detour, to Bethesda Ave., to Clarendon Rd., to Denton Rd., to Elm St., to Exeter Rd., to Battery Ln., to Park Ln., to Custer Rd., to Northfield Rd. After some rain and dinner, the whole family went for a bicycle ride. It was still warm and humid but mostly dry. In downtown Bethesda, we all squeezed onto a bench and ate ice cream. It was just starting to get dark when we got home.