Longer event is tomorrow, but more unusual event was yesterday.
Took half a day off Thursday and drove up to Lake Placid for the Whiteface Uphill race, which got underway yesterday 5:30 PM. A buddy and I rode from town to the start, which was nice - eleven miles or so, easy downhill rollers - except we got hit with some rain. My buddy's girlfriend drove our "team" car, met us back at the start, and at the finish. The rain had stopped by the time the race started, but it remained mostly overcast, which was nice, because the first three miles were slightly downhill, and quite fast. It was humid, but fortunately the sun didn't come out to make it steamy after the showers, because it was fairly warm - pushing 80. However, about 15 minutes before the end: thunder. The last mile or so, it was an absolute deluge - blinding, and the road was like a torrential riverbed. My buddy made it in 1h13, and got to the top before it started coming down. I crossed at 1h27 and probably got the worst of it. It didn't let up until we were well on our way back down the mountain in the team car. My buddy had planned to descend, but I think the deluge and his gf convinced him not to, and funny thing - I was sure I wouldn't, but going up, before it started raining, I thought I wanted to after all. Maybe next year. We both had a blast, and the gf (more of a triathlon/TT rider herself) may just join us. We definitely want to get more friends to join us. 23.4 miles, 3,946'