I got super lucky at the start: one red light at Cambie St, then squeaked through a string of many yellow lights. As a result, I even caught up with the pace rider briefly at Alma St! With that early lead, I took it easy along NW Marine Dr and let multiple groups of speedier riders pass. While taking a snack break at the end of the Canada Line bridge, I met up with Michael Kwan, and we ended up doing the rest of the ride together (to the extent that it was possible to ride "together" without eating road spray). Thank you so much, Michael! It would have been a lonely and miserable ride without you! The weather forecast predicted some snow and rain up to 10 am. It turned out worse than that: we got a mix of hail and rain on and off throughout the course, all the way to the end. The nice thing about hail is that most of it bounces right off your jacket. The worst part is that if there's enough of it, it accumulates on the ground. Michael and I finished in 4h40m (±20m). That was faster than I had expected — largely because I was highly motivated to get out of that weather! Results: https://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/pacpop/times_time/2023_t.html There was a 20.9% attrition rate for this ride! Jeff got me on camera: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XYEKcWinlzA&list=PL1zDqDGur42Les7YxhoPIJY5ZdMJLMQ8h&index=2&t=40s https://flic.kr/p/2oqM3Cx https://flic.kr/p/2oqM3C7 https://flic.kr/p/2oqP4mS