When my so-called leg cramp seemed to stick around for awhile I started to realize that it was more likely a pulled muscle of some sort. Great. Yesterday's walking around (in the rain getting soaked) was pretty good since this morning it feels better. But there is still a bit of pain walking up stairs.

I take this as a warning sign that I need to in fact start changing gears on hills rather than just assuming I can fly up singlespeed style. It was that grass section with the bunny hops behind the buildings that put too much strain on my muscles and also the mud/wind in general. I will still race in Kumla but I see it mostly as quality training because obviously I need more training. Besides, the track in Kumla is notorious for being as tough as it gets. I don't want to be injured for my nice long weekend in Falun.