This winter has really killed my cykelträning and I am wondering what to do with all this running experience. Last year the answer was to run a few races until GöteborgsVarvet and then I switched to MTB to race Billingeracet with basically no cycling at all. I finished Billingen but it could have went a lot better.

So how can I make the best use of all this running now and the months of April and May? The answer...Duathlon! Duathlon comes in many forms but mainly it is running, cycling and then running again.

Precisely at the right time (April-May), there are 4 races listed under Duathloncupen 2010 on duathlon.se. These are unfortunately all around Stockholm so if there is a Göteborg equivalent, please let me know.

The 'sprint' distance is 5km running + 20km LVG + 2.5km running which would be the perfect length during cross season. And the SM distance is 10km run + 40km LVG + 5km run which is perfect for MTB marathon training.

Where do I sign up? This is perfect for me!

In an attempt to keep my training up, I have booked myself a hotel for Ronde van Vlaanderen, otherwise known as the Tour of Flanders down in Belgium.

Naturally, I will be racing on April 3rd which is the day before the real race and I will try the 140km race which includes all of the hills and stones but not the first 120km which seems to be flat and boring. That part isn't even televised.

And what will this race cost? 15€!!! Seriously. A whole race for the price of a normal CX cupen race here. Of course it will cost to actually drive there but this is a chance of a lifetime in my opinion. Let's see how my fancy new MCK uniform, my cross and my muscles compare to some real Belgian wielertoerister. =)