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Written by Bwana Bwana

January 3, 2013

The streak of 22 months without winter weather finally ended the day after Christmas, and today we were awakened, if not by our morning coffee, then by the sharp pain of brittle nose hairs snapping on the first breath of frosty, 10 degree air. By noon, it was sunny, but still well below freezing as  Jim Myers, Lance Bland, Ken Davis, John Sheakoski, George Lesieutre, Michael Goldfine, John Wilcock, Andy Arndt, Mike Casper, Dana Todd, Esther Prins, Allison Machnicki, Jake Clements, and Marty Mazur headed for the track.

Time to get our noses out of the Christmas pudding and back onto the grindstone. Bwana called the traditional first indoor workout of the season: NX3X300. The 300s are run fast, say at close to your 5K “kick” pace, or your Indoor Mile pace, and there is a short 100 meter rest between each in a set of 3. Do as many sets as you are able, with a longer rest between sets. It’s an appropriate workout for those who will be doing the Indoor Miles, including among today’s Crew Lance, Michael G, Bwana, and maybe more.

Bwana doesn’t want to be too nosy, but what was your New Year’s Resolution? Did it include a running goal? Maybe a few more trips to the track? Have you broken it already? It’s OK. You can tell me. Yes, my daughter. Bwana forgives you. Come back, prodigal son. As your penance, do 3 Thursday Track workouts before March and go and sin no more.