Turnout was great tonight for CX training #4 - Hondacrossen. But Sven...where were you??? Björn had cleared out a bit around the rocks so it was much safer today yet somehow so much worse. For me, this was Crapacross.

I wanted to push myself harder than Saturday but I just couldn't bridge the 20-30m gap between me and the next group. I dared to take a harder gear than normal but it just felt slow all night.

The small downhill towards the road provided an extra bit of 'entertainment' because the mud part was even deeper and more wet than the weekend. I just hit it at a fairly good speed and just stopped. But after that initial part I could ride on through the rest. So then I tried to hit it at more speed which made a huge splash sending mud straight into my face. Was my mouth open? Of course. Crapacross.

Finally it was time for jaktstart with the slowest first and things were going just fine until the dismount to jump the small plank. When I jumped back on my left calf muscle just froze in a nasty little cramp. After that I had to calm down and change back a few gears. All this is a sign of how poorly trained I am for CX. Crapacross.

After sitting out and stretching, I took one final lap because it felt bad to end with a cramp. By taking it easy on the first part I was able to push through the tough sections at a fine pace. This is all about planning. I can do that.

In other news, I spent the rest of tonight cleaning my bike. I have never seen it this dirty. And it looks like my tubdäck are finally falling off.