The answer, my friend ...

... Is blowin' in the wind ... so sang Bob Dylan about 50 years ago.

Where was he today? Surely, he was NOT at the Vassar College track, where the weather literally "blew." Wow! How windy was it? Glad you asked. It was so windy ... that a tree in the woods -- over the fence around the 1500-meter starting line -- came tumbling down, succumbing to the stiffest of chilly breezes.

What makes this windy and chilly day interesting is that the long-range forecast for MAACs at Rider this weekend ... is calling for insanely warm temperatures in the 80s and near 90 on Sunday. Of course, being Rider, it will be windy.

Why? How can this be?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind ...

The workout went as well as could be expected. A personal highlight was seeing Brian Townsend step on the track for the first time in about forever (give or take a few months) to rip out some extended strides. He looked great and surprised himself and me with his speed! Good stuff. I guess you could say he "blew me away" with his performance. Come on. I had to! Too easy.

Otherwise, we just had to monitor things to make sure the effort was there, but not too laborious.

For those keeping score at home (and don't call and say otherwise, because I know you are, as Steve Somers would say), here is the order events for the Matthew Vassar Open at the Vassar track on Friday night.

Rolling schedule on the track
Starting at 7 p.m.
Women then men
3000 steeplechase
1500 meters
100/110 hurdles
800 meters
200 meters
5000 meters
4x400 meters
10000 meters