Small turned out due to rain. The condition was suitable for inline racing--no tornado or hurricane. I accepted slowness and lose of bearings.
[draining water]
I was happy to have brought 6 black Storm Surges.
[lots of Spanish speaking skaters]
[good to see Phil]
_goal
Stay vertical.
_half-marathon
Rained hard during lap 1 with visible pavement. One section of the course was soon cover by ankle-deep water. Duane and I crashed during lap 14 when trying to pass traffic jam; we skated onto grass. Water got into my ears.
[deeper water than I was accustomed to]
My right ankle wasn’t happy from a running injury.
[after Bob gave up on the solo breakaway. We let him back in because we loved bob]
[out-smile everyone]
Duane went down again during the right left turn on his 125mm wheels.
_10k
Very short course. I took 43 of the 44 right turns conservatively like a Republican.
[some took 300 meter seriously]
_sprint
Most racers skipped 300 meter dash when weather turned decent. My heart wasn’t in it, but I already had to take a shower. I didn't know they'd be a professional-quality photo--I kept my sweated shirt on.
Good time playing with friends.
[drafted by quad skater]
[Nicolas' first race]
[Randy]
[1 of the 44 right turns coming up]
[slowest finish sprint in memory]
[everyone was hopeful the pavement would not flood]
[nice Halloween socks]
[post race dinner]
Photos downloaded via Facebook. Thank you photographers.
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