Lovely rainy weather this morning. Perhaps not the best for terrain. So I took my 'old classic' route instead with just the 5km yellow löpspår at Furulund and then the 2.5km up to it to round out the mil of death. I made things worse by starting right at the bottom in Sävedalen to take the full 1.5km of climbing and the expected massive stomach cramp when I finally did reach the top at the start of the 5km trail.

Most of the rolling hills after that were a display of grace and agility equal to that of a cow but things finally calmed down and I could start hill sprinting again just to push me back into the uncomfort zone. Then I had to run all the way down the hill and that was worse since my calves were screaming (sorry for the cow pun).

As a simulation of a cross race, I guess this could work. I need to really take the first hills at max and then just try and flop my way around the rest. It felt like I was heading in that direction today but I can do better.