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Written by Bwana Bwana

March 27, 2014

It’s been a long time coming. Spring, that is. And, in truth, it’s not quite here yet. But Tom Cali, Mike Martin, George Lesieutre, Michael Goldfine, Mark Fedkin, Mike Renz, Andy Maguire, Mike Zimmerman, Kevin Becker, Rob Peterson, Jeff Welsh, Dana Todd, Jim Laudermilch, Rich Harter, David Lloyd, Sara Noss, and Marty Mazur couldn’t wait any longer. The Crew hadn’t been to the outdoor track since the Jingle Bell Workout just before Christmas. There’d been an email earlier in the day giving a choice of venue, and despite the chilly air, all but Ron Cunfer decided that the Indoor Track was out.

Bwana gave the workout that has the longest tradition of Thursday Track. The old No-Brainer workout, which was usually the first workout of Spring back when there was no indoor track to take us through the Winter. That’s 400-800-800-400 with 1 lap rests. That’s the original version. Nothing fancy, no instructions about how fast you should run each one, or whether negative splits are called for. Of course, back then, nobody needed to tell anyone how fast to run. As fast as you can! Not a hard workout, but it’s a good way to get used to the longer straights and turns.

The Spring racing season is just heating up. The Trout Challenge is this weekend: the April Fools 5K and the Egg Hill 10 Miler. Can you run a half marathon in two pieces with a night’s sleep between? Go for it!