Thanks Nanci and Nancy and EVERYONE else for your wonderful comments!

Recovery: My arms hurt!! My legs have felt better than after, say the Death Ride or Tam Double. The quads are just a little sore if I massage them. Overall I am shocked by how good my legs feel. But my arms hurt - especially putting shirts on and off. My face is chapped; my cough is back. My butt recovered after a day - which is astonishing.

My digestive system seems not to know what to do. I was mildly nauseated yesterday all day. Today I ate a LOT at lunch (large Quizno's sandwich!) and now am not hungry. It comes in waves and I am trying not to overeat. It's weird, though, because after a double I am ravenous for a week. But I feel low grade queasiness now.

Overall, my recovery has been good so this should not put fear into the hearts of prospective 600k-ers. I feel better and better as I catch up on sleep. I have had a full work schedule all week so can't sleep "in" (I usually get up at 5). But I have beenin bed fairly early and gotten a good 7 - 8 hours the last 2 nights. I still feel a bit of a sleep deficit, though. But heck I only got 45 minutes on Saturday.