Above is what downtown Madison, Capitol Square looked like at 4:00PM on friday night.  Below is what Capitol Square looked like at 7:00AM Saturday morning.   

Even with limited snow options, the organizers here put together a great race.  For me Madison was always one of those places that you know the name of from memorizing state capitals as a ten year old but don’t know much else about it.  With a big university and a bunch of lakes in the middle of the downtown, this city has become a cool place.  We are staying just a few steps from the start of the race and just a few more steps from a couple of nice walking streets with shops and restaurants.  By 2:00 in the afternoon Saturday the picture above was filled with spectators.  These sprints were a big deal.