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Written by Bwana Bwana

November 1, 2012

It was a cold and cloudy November 1st, All Saints Day, as all of Bwana's saints…well *twelve* of Bwana's saints, representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel…well, with *one* representative of *one* of the Twelve Tribes of Israel (a lost tribe, to be sure)…well, as John Domico, Ken Davis, Lance Bland, George Lesieutre, Michael Goldfine, Dana Todd, Jim Laudermilch, John Ake, Rich Harter, Jake Clements, Amy Blake, and Marty Mazur headed for the track.

There was a bit more jiggle in everyone's step, particularly after last night's ghoulish festivities. Time to continue the Half Marathon training regimen, and burn off some candy corn in the process. Bwana took up Domico's suggestion and called out the "Old Guy's Workout": 1 mile - 2X800 - 4X400. Bwana told everyone to do them at sub-10K pace with short rests: 400 after the mile, 200 after the 800s, and 100 after each 400. It's a good long workout, equivalent in volume to doing 6X800 but with a little more variety. Though longer than our usual Track workout, pretty much all the old guys did the whole thing, though Amy, younger than all but Jake and definitely not a guy, may still be suffering from a form of old-timer's disease. Otherwise, how could she, without forgetting a lap, have done all the reps and ended up 2 laps ahead of Bwana?

All of Bwana's Saints, at least the ones who came today, were washed, if not in the Blood of the Lamb, then in their own sweat and froth. Time to see more of you making it down to the track for services. Even if you haven't been baptized, there's still time, but *now* is the accepted time.