Rain and all. The show still goes on.

I just finished covering a track meet. It was a typical Michigan spring day. Very cold and pouring rain. I wore jeans, a winter coat, a waterproof jacket with a hood, a long rain coat and carried an umbrella.

Conditions were horrible for everyone, especially the athletes. I mentioned it was pouring and very, very cold. I think with the wind chills the temperature was down in the 30s. I really felt bad for the runners. They had to take their warm ups off when they ran. They were only wearing a very thin uniform. Some of the kids were also wearing tights. I tried to stay dry when taking pictures. I had my camera covered in plastic and held an umbrella. I wrote my notes with a pen. The ink scattered all over the page as soon as I started writing. The raincoat I was wearing stopped just below my knees. My jeans below that were soaking wet. My shoes and socks were sopping with water and my hands were red and tingling.

Many of the other games and meets were canceled in the area. The host team wanted to move the meet to Thursday, but they didn't. A couple of the volunteers said that I was dedicated to be covering a track meet in the pouring rain. Yes, I guess you could say that. I do love track & field, but I was also being paid to be out there.