Swampy seats in the van

There are many benefits to our split practice times most days -- 11 a.m. for the men, 2 p.m. for the women. At Tuesday's aforementioned "quality day" workouts, we were able to utilize Marist athletic vans for both practices and not have any of our athletes drive to our off-campus venues for the day -- FDR historic site and Bowdoin Park. We did, however, find one minor glitch in this system. Swampy seats. I'll explain.

Yesterday was muggy, humid and eventually rainy. The men completed their long tempo run in the midday practice. With warmup, cooldown and workout, it was a rather lengthy -- and sweaty -- 11- or 12-mile effort. You know where this is going. After their run, they got back in the vans. They sat on the seats. The seats got a bit damp. We have a rather technical term for this, and it rhymes with "Swamp Gas." Van seats do not dry quickly. And so when the women piled into the vans shortly after 2 p.m., they were greeted with a not-so-pleasant surprise: Swampy seats.

Eeew! Yuck! Gross!

Listen. Many times, actions and behaviors of the guys can be indefensible. They can be immature buffoons. Of that there is no doubt. In this case, what are you gonna do? Sweat is sweat. And trust me. After a hard hill workout and a downpour at Bowdoin Park, those vans were plenty swampy after two hard practices. My advice? Bring towels, or just deal with the dampness. It's a great "problem" to have ...