Iowa City Road Race 2008

This is my 2nd time attending the Iowa City Road race held in Sharon Center, hometown of my mother. It was a gusty day with threats of all kinds of yucky weather.
I'm glad my sister raced having just returning from a business trip to Hong Kong.
I love watching the racing and seeing the varieties of Amish rolling stock.

University of Minnesota has unpacked and is inside registering.

Collegiate men passing one of the cemeteries.

The first group of women. You can just barely see the second group in the middle right.
Here they come with Lacy leading the way.

My favorite race picture of the weekend. I like the composition and colors.
After the town corner its quite a way to the next corner.
Surrounded by Kansas.
The winner!

Another lap to go means time for hand ups.
Please bring your own chair. If you forget...yank out your van seat.

Racers meet the buggy.
Won by at least 6 lengths!

The approach this year was to travel the course backwards looking for various backgrounds for the racers. I always try to mix it up with both close and far, racing and relaxing and non bike shots.
As racers can get stretched out I tried to capture that in the view from the hill. Racers really don't want to get stretched out but it happens.

Go out and take some pictures. Be sure to mix it up.
Kim
Check out my other blog for pictures of the interior of Old Capitol.