before the downtown criterium it started hailing "golfball" sized hail. the streets flooded so much that the sewer caps were coming off due to overflow underground. we were all hoping for a canceled crit, but they just shortened it. it was fast, and scary. the lipton girls went to the front and hammered which left the rest of us all praying to get through. there were no crashes, which was quite amazing.
mara warming up during the storm, she is holding down the tent and warming up at the same time. she is a bit extreme, but maybe that is why she wins collegiate national championships and places high in national races. honestly i thought there would be a twister that was going to take us away while we were holding down the tent.
we threw our bikes under a tree and headed into the van when the hail started. it hailed for about 10 minutes and we were all worried about our bikes. they were fine though.
after the crit we went home. here is kenny wondering when the rain is going to stop!
picture from the metro ride home after the crit. this was definitely the most exciting commute to and from a race that i have ever done. we rode there with some crazy friday night traffic and then rode to the metro in a huge rainstorm. it was pretty epic.
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Sheesh! What time was your crit? It looks like you pulled and all day event.
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