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Since the really cold weather settled in just after Christmas, the local runners have started counting down the days until Spring. John Domico, Jim Myers, Tom Cali, Lance Bland, Marty Klanchar, Bob Cornwall, Mark Fedkin, Tom Hilands, Miles Smith, Dave DeGroote, Mark Traband, Tara Murray, Meira Minard, newcomer Nancy Gulley, Jessica Wekke, Jonathan Thurley, Michael Goldfine, Rich Harter, Dana Todd, Jim Laudermilch, and Marty Mazur headed to the Multi-Sport Facility to do a little lap counting.

Well, 2010 is upon us. It's a year for those intrigued with math puzzles and oddities. After all, 2010 = 2345*6/7. (Ask Tara, who's more than just a Librarian: She knows Caluculus!). It's also 0 - (1*2*3) + 4*567*8/9. As you can see, Bwana is back after a month's hiatus, ready to give you all something to think about as you try to keep count of your laps. He welcomed the Crew and made them feel at home with the usual year-starter: NX3X300. That's N sets of 3X300 where there's only a short (100 m) rest between each 300 in a set. Most people did N=3 and thought that felt a lot worse than the same thing did in December. Most people also lost count, or started in the wrong place and had to do higher math in their oxygen-deprived brains to figure out where to finish. Luckily, there was a shockingly attired runner at the track with long dark hair and wearing neon pink that kept everyone focused on running faster. Yes, Michael Goldfine was wearing his Holy Cannoli singlet, and he was blazing fast!

Several runners lost track of what day of the week it is. Matt Soccio was doing his Richard Simmons Navy Seal Workout Lite. Since he's been off training, he probably doesn't need to count so high when he's doing his Girlie Pushups. Costas Maranas is off on his honeymoon. We'll have to ask Michelle how high he can count when they get back. John Wilcock is still stuck on those Goofy numbers 13 and 26. He's down in Disneyworld for the Goofy Challenge. And Esther Prins wasn't counting on getting called out by Bwana already. But he knows she's back to running!

While it's too late to sign up for this weekend's Indoor Mile Series, there will be three more Indoor Miles and a 3K race in the Series.They're a great way to get your speed back after Christmas and in time for Spring 5Ks. For more information, go to the Indoor Mile page.