Once again those at Vasaloppet have placed CykelVasan on the same weekend as the only music festival worth going to, Way Out West. And after finding out that Blur and Feist were on the list for one of these two events it was again an easy choice. Of course CykelVasan was already sold out by then so I suppose 'choice' is the wrong word. But I did choose anyway and paid a pile of cash.

And how is a festival like CykelVasan you might ask? Well, it is a lot like MTB marathon training because it lasts so long and you are in the same position for most of that time. After the first two hours your upper body gets all stiff and you start to get cramps in your legs. And when you feel hungry you stop at a strange looking tent and get something which is sort of food but mostly is just designed to get you to the next food stop. Then there is the dehydration risk which they have also solved by having some dodgy tap water stations. Both have their sprint sections where your pulse rises for 3-4 minutes but mostly you just enjoy the sights and keep going.

Sure, there are also disadvantages with WoW like getting marinated in cigarette smoke but things like crowding are just as common in MTB as festivals. And, just like MTB, you can always take it easy and go to the back where you can run your own race. At the end of the race you can have a medal while the festival equivalent is a T-shirt. Both can be used to bragg and make your colleagues feel like they missed the greatest event ever. And your colleagues will not understand and you will be forever labelled musiknörd, cykelnörd or some other nörd depending what is most trendy.