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Written by Bwana Bwana

March 29, 2012

It was what would normally be considered a nice, late March day as Jim Myers, John Domico, Judd Michael, Lance Bland, Ken Davis, George Lesieutre, Andy Maguire, Michael Goldfine, Blake Cohen, and Marty Mazur headed for the track: cloudy, windy, temperatures in the low 40s. But stacked up against the recent early Spring weather, it seemed like a return to the (mild) Winter we had since Christmas. John Wilcock and Mark Lee ran all the way from Minitab for an obligatory loop, but they knew to find us outside. It'll take a while for runners to get used to where we're running as Mother Nature see-saws her way toward summer: Bwana heard rumors that a few people, including Dana Todd and Kirk Rager, decided to make a last visit to the Indoor Track before the good weather is here for good.

Some people suggested 400s, some wanted 800s. Bwana, trying to be all things to all people, made it up on the spot. A new workout he’s never called before, a sawtooth: 400-800-400-800-400 with 200 meter rests after a 400 and 400 meter rests after an 800. The idea is to keep the pace consistent (don’t make the 4s a lot faster than the 8s) and at a little faster than 5K race pace. The short rests help guarantee people don’t get too carried away on the 4s. Of course, some Trackers were there doing the traditional mile repeats for Boston, etc. Zzzzz-Boring!

Speaking of catching z’s, several runners must still be trying to adjust to Daylight Savings Time. While Beth Vigliotti has to deal with a baby’s sleep schedule, old-timer Lee Culver needs someone to wake him up from his nap. And even younger runners get tired if they have several active kids: Frank Rodenbaugh was sawing lumber as Blake Cohen sped by his desk on the way to the Track. And there’s the growing Rec Hall that prefers to Zzzip along with Meira than to head to the track. Someone needs to get that gal a job...