Training Log Archive: Nadim

Event: 2016 Western Canadian Orienteering Champs
 

Event: 2016 Icefields Parkway Orienteering Festival
 

Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas. After petting and kissing a dolphin in the morning, we did some snorkeling in the ocean (we saw a few fish), swimming in the pools, tubing the Lazy and the Rapids rivers, then hit some slides. In the evening we watched cartoons at poolside while the kids spent more time in the water. It was a full and fun day. We all got a bit too much sun. Samantha got the hang of swimming much better than before and she loves the snorkel mask.

Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas. It was raining after we arrived but we walked the complex, stepping outside at times. I admired the ocean view from our hotel window (perhaps lucking into it due to a mishap in our room assignment), which included a view of a shark pool below our window and another pool of baby sting rays that glided along in such playful and graceful formations.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. I rode alone. It seemed like there was a slight tailwind at times. I was kind of tired and just going through the motions.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Cordell Rd., Bethesda , MD, then to Northfield Rd. I was supposed to meet Peggy and the kids for dinner in Bethesda, but I only just got there as they were leaving. I ended up eating after they left and then going home. I was fairly tired finishing up but I also went around the block to make a drop-off at a neighbor's house.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. There were heavy rains last night that left lots of debris. The plus side of it was that it was much cooler - 65 F starting out. Some parts of the trail were covered with leave and twig debris such that it appeared the cyclists who rode before me had created a single-track through it. On fallen branch completely blocked the trail before the MacArthur Blvd. tunnel. People were walking bikes around it. I did pass a lot of other riders. One whom I'd caught just at the trestle bridge, pulled away, then remained about 50m ahead into Georgetown. All-in all, I felt stronger; perhaps from eating more yesterday. There were some brief headwinds riding into the east rounding the Jefferson Memorial again.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. I paced myself. Once again there were some headwinds getting to Georgetown, then traffic getting through Water St. On the CCT, I wasn't so energetic and a young woman on a Lemond followed by a grey haired heavy set man passed me. I mostly kept my pace and eventually caught them. I just stayed behind them until the water fountain at Dalecarlia when they both suddenly stopped. I moved-on at my pace again slowly passing others.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. I was achy getting over the first hill and I moved slowly. I picked-up the pace as I steadily passed a lot of other riders before and on the trail. On the flats, one of those I'd passed passed me back. I hung with him for a while but I was just too weak. I resumed my level of effort and 2 more that I'd passed caught me just before Georgetown. The winds seemed calm but as I rounded the Jefferson Memorial, I felt some headwinds briefly.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. I was tired all day and from the beginning of this ride. My right hamstring and base of the spine had been tight on the right side. There was a headwind but I was moving so slowly that it didn't have much effect. It was also mostly muted by trees on the CCT. I guess my legs are strained by working out more and eating less. I feel like I have almost no power and I'm just slow twitching to get from place to place.

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. I moved okay on this ride but faded about 7 miles in. It was 82 F when I finished, and somewhat humid. I was carrying my laptop. I was passing people at a steady pace but once I hit the flats, one of the guys whom I'd caught and passed took over. I drafted off of him until passing him back in Georgetown. I need to work on my shift adjustment; the new cable that got installed in June appears to have stretched so the chain kept slipping up and down inappropriately. I was often in higher gears than I wanted to be. There was a hint of a headwind along the Kennedy Center and Ohio Dr. I took it easier in those last few miles and felt drained.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD. I had been waiting for a thunderstorm to pass before I got outside. However as it was nearing 6pm, I went anyway, so that I wouldn't get locked-in and have to wait a long while for a guard to open the gate. There were a lot of puddles for a while and it was cooler than anticipated. There were few other runners or bicyclist. Even the traffic was on the light side. Light rain fell but started stopping as I neared the Kennedy Center. By the time I got through Georgetown, the sun was poking out and I could see steam rising off of the trail. Two people eventually passed me but I kept pace with one for a few miles, after he got 50m ahead. I was again riding in higher gears than I had wanted but I wasn't getting as much chain skipping as earlier.

From Northfield Rd., to Custer Rd., to Exeter Rd., to Clarenden Rd., to Elm St., then back. Max and I went to the grocery store to get him some lunch supplies for the week. We enjoyed riding in the dark. I was hoping to run or ride earlier but I got some things done instead. I'm still kind of weak and was sore from running the day before.