Friday started with PB and ended with chickens!

No really! Yesterday was a fantastic day. I was going to bike to the base of Grouse Mountain before doing the Grouse Grind but took the bus with my bike instead.  I wanted to try for a PB. I managed it but it sure didn't feel like it was going to happen. A lot of tourists on the Grind, as well as kids (but very well behaved kids!) and even a couple 20 somethings that thought they could do the grind in flip flops and tight jeans. Really? It even says at the bottom its hard! I was happy I took a little over one minute off my last PB! 

I had my cyclocross bike instead of my road bike (was starting my search - finally - for my wetsuit) and was utterly shocked that I was so fast coming down Grouse Grind!! I was Queen of the Mountain!! He he, never sure when it's going to happen again so I had to take screenshot! Yes, I was super happy about it. I also did the Lion's Gate Bridge ON MY OWN! If you know me you know how terrified that bridge makes me. I started going fast on the downslope on the other side and started repeating "too fast too fast too fast". I wasn't going that fast.

After I calmed down a bit I headed over to Pacific Multisport. The owner was funny. As he handed me a wetsuit he thought might work he said "welcome to your first traumatic experience trying on a wetsuit". Didn't help that I was sweaty from the Grind and it was humid out. I walked out of the change room swearing because I couldn't get it up all the way. It fit but not properly around the neck and he didn't want to sell it to me. I might end up having to settle as they don't really make girls wetsuits for larger women. Maybe large women don't do triathlons?

My day ended with chickens so it was pretty good! I went for a run after dinner in my neighbourhood and was stopped in my tracks when I saw the chickens in the lawn! I've been on that street running a couple times, never saw the chickens! The neighbour saw me stop to take the photos and was giggling, probably happens a lot.

All and all, was a pretty good day off work! Who says you can't have fun exercising?