The weather all morning was ominous, with clouds big and dark enough that it you saw them in a movie you'd balk at their obvious symbolism and heavy-handedness. It seemed unlikely that we'd get through the race without some precipitation, (even though it's sparkling Downtown as I write this) and we indeed did not. The cloud omen proved true in another way, as upon opening co-racer Nick's trunk we discovered that his bike tire had developed an incurable (for us) flat, marking the third time in six triathlons his bike has experienced a pre-race deflation. Anyway, my small band and I hopped in the lake (which was warmer than the air) later than anticipated thanks to an unusually pokey female Sprinter...

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A 12-year-old boy was reported missing with his bike at 6:49 a. m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North East Avenue. A person was arrested for a retail theft at 4 p. m. Wednesday in the 2300 block of Bluemound Road. A person dumped 73 tires outside a business in the 2400 block of West Sunset Drive at 8:23 a. m. Wednesday. A person was arrested for retail theft at 5:03 p. m. Wednesday in the 200 block of East Sunset Drive. A man was arrested after it was reported he was stabbing a knife into a wall and making suicidal statements while involved in a domestic dispute at 6:39 p. m. Wednesday in the 1700 block of Elder Street. A vehicle theft from a lot was reported at 8:26 a. m. Wednesday in the 1400 block fo East Moreland Boulevard. A theft of a turkey-shaped flag and pole was reported at 4:57 p. m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Pleasant Street.

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