Enjoyed the Mid Sussex Hillier 100k today. I could happily have gone back to bed when I saw the dire forecast of hours of heavy rain when I checked at 6 AM. Glad I persevered though, the weather turned out surprisingly OK in the end - patchy drizzle during the morning, mitigated a lot by much of the route being in narrow tree covered lanes that were quite well sheltered. In the afternoon it got drier (apart from the odd short heavy shower), and there were even some sunny spells. I was worried there might be some flooded sections, but apart from the odd big puddle it was all fine.
All the old favourites on the route - the short and sharp ascent of Cob Lane, the long steady climb of Twyford Lane, the cracking views from Ditchling Beacon (and a rainbow). The veggie hot dog in a bun with copious fried onions & ketchup at the Staplefield control was highly appreciated!
