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Written by Bwana Bwana

June 21, 2012

A light zephyr blew as John Domico, Judd Michael, Costas Maranas, Dana Todd, Jim Laudermilch, Rich Harter, Michael Goldfine, and Marty Mazur headed to the track for the first workout of the Summer season. Bwana spied Sam Thompson doing the sensible thing, heading to do a few laps on the indoor track, out of the sun in air-conditioned environs. Sam is getting in shape for spending the weekend in New York City with his 5 year-old. Bwana hopes he did a few extra laps!

The Crew consisted of the chronologically endowed. All but Costas, Dana, and Jim were over 50, prone to lecherous musings between trips to the shaded oxygen tent. Also at the track were three members of the Penn State Women's sprint team, all at most half the age of the Thursday Crew. These ladies were solid athletes, in every way, and in some ways more than others, particularly in the musculature involved in sprinting and hurdling. Our Thursday resident philosopher, Michael Goldfine, was moved to muse on the intersection of "art appreciation" and "lust". Bwana lent his experience in there matters to the discussion. His wife, an Art History major, long ago taught him that such an intersection goes back to ancient times. The Callipygian Venus, sculpted in the 3rd Century BC, resides at that intersection. "Callipygian" comes from the Greek, meaning "nice butt". This discussion kept the Crew's minds off the heat as they did 2X(4X200), where each 200 was done in "blast off" mode: Run the first 150 meters at mile pace, and the last 50 meters at a sprint. The 8 rep workout was broken in two to accommodate the heat.

The summer heat, along with vacations, usually keep runners away from the track. Bwana will be there all the summer and will conduct the workout according to the day's conditions. All are welcome, especially those most in need of remediation!