Rain soaked mess

Tuesday I was so happy to photograph one of the biggest track meets, at least to me, Sand Creek vs. Madison. Every year the Tri-County Conference title comes down to these two teams. I was hoping the rain would go away, but it didn't.

I came to the track meet prepared. I was wearing a long rain coat, my photo vest, a rainproof jacket and a hat. I thought that would keep me dry. While waiting for field events to start, the skies opened a it rained hard. My raincoat stopped at my calf, so my pant legs got all wet. In about 10 minutes the wet areas on my pants legs spread up to my knees. Good thing it stopped there. Beside my pant legs, I was having other troubles. The rain found its way down my collar and soaked my photo vest and parts of my "waterproof" jacket. The inside of my jacket arms were all wet and it just felt gross.

When the running events started I was able to keep my Nikon D100 dry by hiding it under my huge raincoat. That worked for most of the meet. Near the end of the meet, it started to rain again, only harder. My camera got all wet. My notes also got all wet. I had blue spots of ink all over. It is very hard to take notes in the rain. During the 800 meter run I just stopped taking notes. Its a good thing I knew the athletes. After the 200 meter dash, I left because my notes were soaked, my camera and pants were wet and I was getting tired and hungry.

On another note, The Sand Creek boys and girls track teams swept Madison. The boys won with the score of 101-62. The girls score was 86-77.

TOP PHOTO: A helper measuring in a puddle of water during the girls shot put.
BOTTOM PHOTO: Kailah Gerig anchored the winning 3,200 meter relay and won the 800, 1,600, and 3,200 meter runs.
RIGHT PHOTO: Sand Creek boys beat Madison for the win in the 400 meter relay.