on a scale of 1 to 10 where is running a marathon is a downpour?

[gern]

"London 2012 Olympics: Heavy rain leaks into velodrome and soaks marathon" The Telegraph

Gern - I'm about a mile from the Olympic course start. The rain stopped before the start of the race. That water on the camera is probably just the spray from the motorcycle driving the camera man around. Most of the umbrellas in the crowd went down shortly after the start and in fact it is sunny now.