On Thursday I was supposed to do a 2km and 10km time trail. But the weather in Vancouver was complete rubbish. Raining and windy all day long. The minute the weather seemed to clear, the rain moved in and it started pelting down.
For Friday, the plan from Cory at TCR was some weight work. We went over to Bowen Island for the weekend, but shortly after we arrived the power went out. As the heat, hot water, refrigeration, and stove are all electrically powered, this had all the making for an uncomfortable few days. In place of the weight work I lugged boxes of tiles up to the bathroom, demolished the old shower stall, and lugged all the debris downstairs. We ended up heading back to Vancouver to warmth, light, hot food, and hot water. The high winds brought down trees all over the Vancouver area and the road through Stanley Park was closed causing a long detour across the Second Narrows Bridge and through the charms of East Vancouver to get back to the flat in Vancouver.
Saturday started off looking lovely. I was on daddy duty in the morning and had a couple of long walks around the neighbourhood with Sarah. In the afternoon I got out for a ride and managed to get my 2km and 10km time trials done. The roads were dry and the rain held off, but the winds were diabolical. My TT times are much worse that the December results that I recorded. But the December TTs were on a stationary bike in the gym, and today I was out in the wind.
Tomorrow I recover with a 100 km ride. The weather looks slightly better and while I'll get a bit wet, it is only 1-3 mm of rain forecast. The start time is 9:00 am. With luck I'll be home under a hot shower by 1:00 pm.
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