One of the first things I did after I was "done" with all the big distance training late this summer was go to the farmers' market. What a treat! It had been going on all summer and I could never go because I was always riding, riding, riding on Saturdays.
So I know what you mean by spending the day like a normal person (though I do not race, so I suspect that the "pressure" you feel--for lack of a better word--was tougher than the self-induced pressure I felt). I found I really like having "normal" Saturdays (where I could go for a shorter ride later, if I felt like it). I'm just sorry I missed so many of the spring and early summer vegetables!