Fighting the itch

Today I had to pay a visit to the Doctor to find out exactly what sort of rash I picked up in the Mud, Sweat and Mud race. My legs are beyond words right now. I should take a picture, but I don't want to frighten everyone away. Just picture black and blue with red bites all over. It's a good thing I don't have to wear a dress anytime soon....or possibly ever!

Anyways, my Doctor couldn't fit me in so I had to see the Physicians Assistant. I'm not sure how I feel about this guy. I was convinced that I had poison ivy, but he said that the "mud probably had a bunch of little critters that were biting away at me during the race." 

Fabulous. The very thought of "little critters" biting away at me just makes me want to itch more. Ugh. 

I also had blood drawn to make sure that my iron level was ok (for Breck training), and he started telling me to eat more cheerios. No big deal, but this isn't the first time he's talked about cereal with me. And it's not just in passing. He talks about it in great detail. I think he's paid by Kellogg or something on the side :-) And really, no one needs to convince me about the benefits of cereal-I think I support at least half of the cereal industry with my Kashi and Nature's Path addictions. 

Besides the bruises and itchy legs, I'm actually feeling pretty good. I'm still a little sore while walking, but my legs feel fine when I'm on my bike. On Monday I led the Velo City ride at Egypt Valley and discovered the one silver lining to racing (walking) at Mud, Sweat and Mud. I have a whole new appreciation for riding my bike. It doesn't matter how fast or slow I go, but just being able to sit on my bike and keep it moving seems like a novelty. And my bike feels so freaking light now that all of the mud has been scraped off. I can lift it with one hand. It's hard to believe that I couldn't make it move this past weekend!

Lynda has me taking it easy for the rest of the week with 2 hour easy rides every day. I need to recover and rebuild. Then it's time to start getting ready for Mohican!!!

Oh, and after talking to my coach I made one last little schedule change. I'm totally eating my words. It looks like I'll be going after the axe after all!!! And I'm going to embrace every single sand pit out there!!! In fact, I guarantee that you will never hear me complaining about sand ever again! And if you do, just say "mud" to me and I will shut up really, really fast!