Nasty weather, but it could be worse

Wintering old morning this morning. Last night was one of those nights when you lie in bed and listen to wind and rain and think, 'it might clear by morning'. It didn't really.

Still the ride wasn't all that bad. I had a tail wind for a big chunk of the it which is always fun. I am a big fan of tail winds as a rule. I only had one really horrible section of the ride that made me question my sanity. That bit involved one of the periods of head wind, which happened to coincide with a heavy rain squall. I don't think riding into gale force, stinging rain is anyone's idea of fun. But even that bit didn't last to long. Still, when I did finally roll into work and unclipped my pedals, I took a moment to just stand there and enjoy the sensation of not being rained on. It was quite nice.

Still it could be worse. I could be over at the Long Course World Champs. The weather reports I have been reading do not make it sound like a lot of fun. Late last year I considered going, but the timing  wasn't really going to work, so I decided to do Cairns half instead. At the moment I am not regretting my decision.

I managed to successfully enter the Mandurah 70.3 this morning. I was online and raring to go to make sure that I secured my spot. I wanted to make certain that I got in after forgetting about the priority entry period. I am not sure how quickly the entries are selling, but I got in fairly easily, so big sigh of relief there. Yesterday I also booked my accommodation and flights for the Metaman up on Bintan Island in August (I am doing the half not the full version). So with that and Mandurah entered, every thing is now in place for the rest of 2013. All I have to do is train for the races and actually do them. Simple.

A bit of sad news now. One of my favourite drink bottles is dying. It developed a split in its side yesterday and is now leaking pretty incessantly. I am still stubbornly using it, but I have seen this before and so I know it is only going to get worse. I don't think I am ready to put it in the bin yet, it has a lot of sentimental value, but I think it is going to have to be taken out of service. It certainly is a sad day, but I think I will be okay in the long run.