Who'll Stop the Rain? Or the E-Streeters?

Long as I remember, the rain's been comin' down

Clouds of mystery pourin' confusion on the ground

Good men through the ages tryin' to find the sun

And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain?

Okay, we can all agree, this one was ridiculous. In fact, Andrew's WTF am I doing out here?!?! moment just about sums it all up, I think. Yeah, the 5-mile Hynes Road Race during a full-blown nor'easter was an interesting experience. While the monsoon scared away some of the less-than-hearty souls - let's call them fair-weather runners for the sake of this blog post - the E-Streeters still represented. And got soaked in the process. This wet 'n wild finale completed the trio of races for the Wild Rover series.

As always, a combo of our own pics coupled with Jim Rhoades', whose photo shoot was somewhat protected by a massive umbrella.

Here's Andrew, who came home with yet another beer stein for his second-place finish in his age group. Does anyone else think it's kinda odd that the 11-19 age brackets gets a beer mug for their finishes?

I wore something bright so my wife could find me through the deluge.

Here's Barry, trying his best to stay dry and failing.

Sean can do this run with his eyes closed.

Barry can't see a thing in front of him here.

And me, with my Irish flag colors:

Tommy would rather be bailing water out of his cellar:

Sean seems to have lost Jill out on the course:

All he had to do was look for her hat:

Tommy, running the yellow light:

The Happy Couple, still reeling from the festivities of the night before:

The Four Horsemen:

And finally, the whole band of idiots: