So does it rain much in Moab, Utah? We are thinking that we are going to have to travel further distances to get over our curse of the lightening and torrential down pours. 24 Hours of Moab here we come! That said, if we travelled to the Moab to race, they would probably have flash floods coupled with sand storms.Two of us got in second laps. My second lap started in the first set of of storms rolled through. It was rather exciting! Wet, muddy, but really fun. By the end of my lap the storms had passed and it seemed like the weather was actually clearing up. Jayne headed out when the weather was still relatively calm, but that didn't last long and part of the way through her lap, a second set of storms came through. Madness I tell you!
Stacey headed down to Race Central to get ready for the hand off with Jayne, however just as Jayne came in they announced that some serious storm cells were coming through so Stacey decided to hang out for bit. Sure enough, the rain started to come down horizontally and then lightening and thunder started to rumble as well. Shortly thereafter they called the race.
We are really bummed, this being the third year that we have been rained out. Now we are just thankful that we aren't camping. We are kicking back, drinking some beer, and wishing you were all here to witness this madness!
Kathrin
The gals waiting at race central...will the rain ever end??
2 comments:
No more news from Killington since yesterday evening. Does that mean it was still raining this morning?
Moab a few years ago had insane rain and flash floods...I think you are looking in the wrong direction for the hope of no rain: maybe the 24 Hours of Iceland or the 24 hours of Anartica or 24 hours of Goobi...Mountain biking in the rain is hard enough, but 24 hour racing in the rain is just crazy. Glad to hear you picked up another teamie!
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