Training Log Archive: Nadim

From Northfield Rd., Bethesda, MD, to 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C. There was a fair amount of traffic early on. I got passed near Dalecarlia so I drafted the guy up to Georgetown. There I passed him and finished up mostly alone. The winds were negligible or at least not much of a factor.

From 13th & C St. SW, Washington, D.C., to Northfield Rd. I'd narrowly escaped work on-time. The guard had already closed the gate despite a rider 30 seconds ahead of me asking her to wait. She was locking-up early and grumbled about having to open it just as I'd gotten there and the gates clanked. There was some bus traffic early but I got a draft off of it too. After that I had headwinds getting to Georgetown. I'd caught up to a young woman rider but couldn't get around for a while due to oncoming traffic. Taking separate ways to Water St., I did get ahead. The auto traffic was moderate in Georgetown but I caught up to a guy in green just as we were exiting to the Capital Crescent Trail. I wisely stayed in his draft. The young woman stayed close behind me--with everyone having some skill drafting closely, we were moving well through more bicycle traffic. We picked up another rider as we continued into the wind at a good pace. I was okay until we hit the climb. My legs were still tired from running so I had to put in more effort going up, just to keep up. At the overpass at the sewage treatment plant, an older rodie passed me but we still stayed a 4-5 person group that was moving well. Just before the River Rd. overpass the older cyclist got around the guy in green and both took off. I lost contact, but still pulled for the woman behind me. We split-up at Falls Rd. and I just tried somewhat unsuccessfully, to hold it all together getting home.