The Sunday ski race in Mullsjö became a tough challenge. 14 laps on a 3 km course with artificial snow, starting on crispy icy surface, using sticky glue type of wax from tubes. It was a bit crowded in the start (500 skiers) and one of my poles was broken. The surface changed after a few laps to a muddy mix of wet snow and dirt. Most of the tracks were then gone too. The fun part was that you could see your friends many times, since it was a turn-around course. My finish time over 40 km's was 3.44 and I was very tired afterwards. I expected to do it in around 3 hours, but due to the conditions most skiers used longer time. Anyhow, a good practice race. Now I'm suddenly in Bangalore, also crowded, but no snow at all. More about that later. Need to catch some sleep ...