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Written by Bwana Bwana

June 6, 2014

Clouds and sun, breezes and mild temperatures greeted the Special Ops brigade of Jim Myers, Judd Michael, Lance Bland, Costas Maranas, Michael Goldfine, Andy Maguire, Mark and Nikita Fedkin, Mike Martin, Andy Cunningham, Frank Zaffino, Rob Shaver, Josh Piotti, Rob Peterson, Kevin Becker, Jeff Welsh, newcomer Jim Conklin, Mike Zimmerman, Tim Bracken, Tony Kwasnica, Rich Harter, David Lloyd, John Sheakoski, Sara Noss, and Marty Mazur as they headed for the track.
 
Bwana and his Crew had to get in and out before being noticed by the real athletes on the track. One of them, a very excited kid, suspected that Bwana & Co were not there to compete. But Bwana went ahead and gave out the workout. One designed to make it look like a race warm-up: 2 person 6X400 relays. Each person on a team got to rest during his partner’s 400. A long rest relative to our usual workout. So that means you’re allowed to go FASTER when it’s your turn to run. The key is balancing rest and effort.

Well, Dave Eggler blew our cover, announcing to the assembled athletes not only our presence but our mission. He and Arnold Gasche and Kim Gasper could only laugh as we tried to hide our faces after our cover was blown. Who blew the whistle? Well, Mike Weyandt was seen suspiciously running on University Drive before the workout, but he never showed at the track. Tom Cali had some crazy excuse about visiting a decrepit old hippie in rehab. Too many leaks in this secret op. We’ll need to improve out cover. Till then…