Active Rest?!?

So what exactly is active rest my brother asked me. Well, I tried to explain it and have it sort of make sense since it is somewhat oxymoronic. Whatever it is or is supposed to be I should be doing it. I have good intentions of doing it, but can't sem to really do it. After racing last Thursday I toasted the bottom bracket bearings on my Yeti 575 so it needed work. That took it off the road for the weekend and so I took Friday and Saturday off. Sunday I went out with the good Dr. Evil and I rode my KHS Pro ST and was reminded exactly why I bought the new bike last year. Oh well, a couple hours in the saddle in the heat & humidity was all I needed. I took Monday off as well and my legs felt pretty crappy. I decided to ride to work today and the felt much better. I was planning on riding home with Dr. Evil but ended up going out for a ride towards the end of the day with some co-workers and I ended up towing them around for 25 miles or so. My legs still felt prett snappy at the end of the ride and I even ran into Dr. Evil on the return trip home. PLanning on riding in to work and home on the road tomorrow as well and then Week 3 of the Dakine series at Geat Glen is Thursday. So much for active rest. I always have next week I guess.

JJ