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Nikon D700 | Nikon 28 -300 mm lens | ISO 800 1/320 sec @ f6.3

Saturday was misty rain, cloudy and very cool.  That means it must be the annual Grandview Gallop.  The 6^th annual event was held on South Grandview in Dubuque, Iowa.  The Grandview Gallop is a 4 mile run on the picturesque Grandview Avenue.  The racers start at Murphy Park, do a 2 mile stint and then come back to the start line.

Nikon D700 | Nikon 28 -300 mm lens | ISO 800 1/320 sec @ f6.3

Last year the race was delayed almost an hour because of heavy rains and thunderstorms.  Jeanne and I went to watch Angie and Ben run the Gallop last year and we were soaked.  They actually ran the race in a steady rain.

So this year I was excited because the sun was supposed to be shining, it was going to be a pleasant 65 degrees and I would get to shoot some great shots of runners.  Not to be, there was a lite mist during the entire event and the temperature was about 51 degrees.  So I had to hold an umbrella and push the ISO up to 800 to get any kind of a decent shutter speed.

Nikon D700 | Nikon 28 -300 mm lens | ISO 800 1/320 sec @ f6.3

It was really fun when Angie and Ben came by.  I had my camera on burst mode so I shot about 20 frames of them as they came into view and ran past me.  Don’t they make a cute couple!

Then it was time to load up all the stuff and hike the half mile back to the car. I managed to bring enough stuff to camp out for a week.  I wouldn’t want to be without anything in the remote case I might need who knows what. 🙂

The Grandview Gallop is a neat event and if you like running it is worth looking into.  There was a new course record set in both the Men’s and Women’s division this year.  There is a full news article in the TH Online.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoy your Sunday and as always be careful.