I should probably do something...

Well, I think my rest and recovery phase is officially over. For the last 3 weeks I reached a sloth-like status. My coach MADE ME relax/eat lots of dessert/have a social life and it was definitely needed. Ok, he didn't mention that I should eat lots of dessert, but I'm pretty sure he wanted me to. For the most part, when I wasn't at work I was wearing PJ's and indulging in reality TV marathons. And since I have a ton more time on my hands I've been able to go out with friends who I normally don't get to see much. Fun!

I know I mentioned this a million times but this season was a long one and I planned on it being done the moment I crossed the finish line at Nationals. However, I completely forgot about one thing...Iceman. Scott signed me up last winter and it's been out of sight out of mind since then. You can't live in Michigan though and not hear about Iceman this time of year. It would be impossible. I have people who don't even own bikes asking me about the race.

Here are my thoughts about Iceman. My friends, I am screwed! Not only can I count on four fingers the times I've been on a bike since Nationals (which was the first weekend in Oct.) but I don't even remember the last time I did any sort of intensity. I think my last short, intense workout was in September. I might faint during the first mile of Iceman after the promoter says go. Seriously....

There's not much time before the race, but I am taking a few action steps before the race.

Step 1. I called up Andy to ask him to make me really, really fast in 2 weeks.
Step 2. I visited Jason today to get some serious work done. For some reason stretching and foam rolling seemed like too much work these last couple of weeks. You would think it would be easy to foam roll while watching TV, but like I said, it was too much work because it would involve getting off of the couch. As a result my muscles are completely tight and out of whack. I should know better...
Step 3. Time to visit the Ada Bike Shop and pick up my Selma. Ted took my Colorado gearing off my Selma because the gearing I ran at Nationals (32x21) would be waaaaaaay to easy for Iceman.
Step 4. I'm doing a cross race this Sunday. I considered doing one last weekend but opted out. This Sunday I am going to race no matter what. It's going to hurt like crazy but maybe it will shock my lungs into action!