Thursday Track Report: You Don't Need To Be A Weatherman
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It was the first time indoors this season for much of the crew, so Bwana called out the usual benchmark workout, the 3X3X300. There weren't too many tears of rage, but after a few reps, the Crew was singin' the fixin' to die blues.
Julie Grubb put the call out earlier for some "models" to show up at Beaver Stadium for a photo-op after the track workout. When Julie calls, we don't have to think twice; it was "Baby, let me follow you down". LDC made the shoot, too, fresh from Maggie's Farm. The shoot was held in the south end-zone tunnel, complete with backlighting and fog machines. The stadium itself was empty: every row was Desolation Row. But the Crew was wet, cold, and impatient standing in that tunnel, and by time the pictures were taken, we all had the subterranean homesick blues.
As for those who weren't there, well Bwana won't waste any of his precious time. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving, so there'll be no Thursday Track workout. And Bwana knows that "everybody must get stoned", but please be careful out there, and don't drive after too much turkey, let alone too many beers.
Thursday Track Report: Breakin' It Down
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Bwana had the Crew do a mash-up ladder-relay as he was spittin' rhymes to da krunk beats. Everyone was on dey baddest behavior as they shook it like a Polaroid picture.
Not everybody is ice cold like Bwana. Ann Skulas-Ray was trying on some parachute pants at MC Hammer's garage sale. LDC was propping her eyelids open with toothpicks studying for her CPA exam and missed the dance. And John Sheakoski and Mark Traband were trying to figure out who was going to be the girl at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, because we all know engineers can't dance!
Thursday Track Report: From The Metro
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Jamie got to pick the workout, which was the same as the first one he ever did with the group: partnered 800s where the two runners are together for 400 of each 800, one starting and the other finishing his respective run. Tara Murray was out in the far lane completing her Richmond Marathon training by doing 3X2 miles.
Well, it was man-hugs around as we saw Jamie off. And not a few gal hugs, too, as Kathy Koetje-Simin showed up for the love-fest. Jamie promises to take us clothes shopping, or down to one of the hip micro-brew pubs, if we come to visit him in his new Georgetown digs. And maybe he'll be able to get Dave Matthews tickets. He promises to get back for some Penn State games, too.
Thursday Track Report: No Small Cows Were Harmed
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And Bwana had even more torture in mind. The boring, slow death kind: 3X1000. Tara Murray, who was off attending a workshop on human participants in research, let Bwana know that his track workouts probably need to be approved by Penn State's Social Science and Biomedical Institutional Review Board, especially since Wookies and Little Dutch Cows also participate.
There is no chance any Broke-Shouldered Horse-Whisperers or Retired Small Linebackers were going to be hurt today. Mark Traband and Marty Klanchar were off to another pasture to look at what cows may have been there. And Ron Cunfer and Lee Culver were out of danger, having paired up for a non-workout. Ken Davis works on bows and flows of angels hair, but no animals or humans. And his workouts of late have been just as fictitious. But Julie Grubb is familiar with torturing large animals. She lent Bwana her hamstring roller. Now if she would only show up at the Track so he could return the favor!
Thursday Track Report: Get Your Groove On
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Bwana, as mentioned above, went early along with Lee Culver and Ron Cunfer. Bwana's been away from the track for three weeks due to work, and some of that time was spent in "the field" keeping long hours and eating bad (or sometimes too much good) food. There's a lot more of Bwana and he's a little more out of shape. So Bwana really needed the workout. Bwana got his groove on and wore a deep groove into Lane 2 as he did 2X1000. Ron and Lee did 3X. The rest of the crew? I trust they had enough of a workout climbing out of that deep groove in lane 2.
Who wasn't there? I'm not sure of who-all. But I didn't see Tara in the blur-crowd. She's the one who is setting PRs in 5Ks, but Bwana is convinced she can go sub-20. With a little more track work. And besides, the "Hill Queen" would have enjoyed the climb out of Lane 2...