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Written by Bwana Bwana

February 3, 2011

Winter's starting to get to us. This one has been unusual in that there has been no mid-winter thaw. While most winters see the temperature occasionally get into the high 40s or low 50s for at least a few days, temperatures this year have been below 40, and mostly much colder than that, since the New Year. But just as President Obama is touring the country trying to revive the economy and thaw his poll numbers, John Domico, Jim Moore, Bob Cornwall,  Marty Klanchar, Judd Michael, Randy Jepson, Jonathan Thurley, Jerry Steffy, Michael Goldfine, Jon Oatley, Dana Todd, Kirk Rager, John Laudermilch, Kevin Becker, Joel Niemann, Esther Prins, Bree Studenka, John Wilcock, and Marty Mazur headed to the track to try to melt away the mid-Winter blues.

Bwana was surprised at the turnout, since most runners had to do some unaccustomed maneuvering to avoid the President's security closings and blockages. Bwana gave the much-beloved NX3X300 workout to warm the runners' spirits.

Jerry Steffy reports that this weekend's Indoor Mile Series finale will feature a record 5 heats, 4 of the mile (including a Ladies Only heat) and one of the 3K. Obviously, some people train even in winter. Not included in that lot are Marv Hall, who counts chickadees at his bird feeder over lunch; Greg Luna is working on his backyard martini luge; Greg Dillon is combing pomade through his winter coat; and Tom Cali is going around to all his unsold houses and "checking the pipes"!