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Written by Bwana Bwana

April 5, 2012

It was dazzlingly sunny as John Domico, Lance Bland, Judd Michael, Bob Cornwall, Martha Nelson, Jon Thurley, Ken Davis, Andy Maguire, Kevin Becker, Rich Harter, Esther Prins, newcomer Amy Blake, and Marty Mazur headed for the track. Monika Houston and Meira Minard also showed up for a bit, but then headed out on a non-track run.

Amy is training for a women's half-marathon that will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario in June. So Bwana decided to give the most boringly appropriate half-marathon workout, which also works in higher volume for people gearing up for marathons. That's NX800 with low rest. The rest was 200m this time, so runners really couldn't push much faster than 5K race pace. For a half-marathon, the trick is to work up to doing 6-10 of them in consistent times. The thing about long workouts with long intervals: when you start up that mountain, it seems like you'll never, ever finish. But they do get easier and the longer workouts become more enjoyable. We did 4 today. Some of the marathoners were following Domico's lead and doing NX 2 mile.

It was nice seeing Martha today. She is such a natural and was definitely the fastest person on the track today. Did her workout alone, and not because people didn't want to run with her. No one could keep up! I gather Mr. Cali is trying to avoid foot implosion before the marathon and is treating the soreness at Zeno's. The marathon is fast approaching. None of the Boston crew should be at next week's workout (or the one after that) except to get our well-wishes!

Have a Happy Easter, everyone for whom Easter is important.