Nicole is one nasty lady

Rain, rain, go away. Well, it's not.

Tropical Storm Nicole has the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in her crosshairs. We're gonna get wet. A lot of wet.

What does this mean for Friday's Paul Short Run at Lehigh?

We're gonna get wet. A lot of wet.

According to the Paul Short Web site: We will be running rain or shine. We're not seeing any threat of thunderstorms.

Take it from me, the Weather Geek: It probably won't be terrible. If the meet were today? THAT would be terrible. Friday shouldn't be as bad. Wet, but not nearly as wet as today. I think.

For one, Lehigh is south of here, and the storm is coming from the south, so it should clear out sooner down there than up here. For another, the Lehigh course is mostly grass. It will be wet, but it won't be the S--t Show that Franklin Park was for Regionals last year. It may be a bit breezy as the cooler weather filters in behind the storm -- but that's a good thing, as it could help to dry things up a bit.

According to Accuweather's hourly forecast, it could still be raining during the morning races, which we are in. However, it probably won't be the monsoon-like moisture we are getting right now, as I look out the window. And, it will not be cold: probably low to mid 60s.

Bottom line: It could be worse.

Put it this way, too: Those fancy new Nike jackets we got will come in handy.

And one last note to competing athletes: WEAR SPIKES.