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Written by Bwana Bwana

August 11,2011

Summer seems to be winding down. State College woke to a "Fall Feel" morning, and dew points dipped as the day went on, down into the 40s by the afternoon. And while the trees have not really started to change, some of the sumac bushes around town are turning blaze orange. Many trackers are taking one of the last two weeks of available vacation before the Penn State schedule kicks in. All the same, a fair sized crew including Tom Cali, Lance Bland, Jim Moore, Ken Davis, Costas Maranas, Bob Cornwall, Mark Traband, Rob Shaver, Michael Goldfine, Dean Capone, newcomer Joe, Ann Landers, Esther Prins, Hannah Grubb, Rich Harter, Adam Smith, Dana Todd, Rob Peterson and Marty Mazur headed for the track.

Bwana welcomed a newcomer, Joe (I'll get his last name next time) to the Crew this week. Bwana explained the drill and Joe started out with the lead group and pretty much hung with them for the entire workout, which was 3X1000 at a pace between 5K and 10K race pace. Bwana was a little faster than that, even, though that still meant he brought up the rear.

This is the time of year when Bwana can't tell who's on vacation and who's just slacking. Ever magnanimous in spirit, Bwana will assume the former, but the true test will come with the Fall racing schedule, including the mOUnTaiNBACK. Don't forget, you can run while on vacation!