Saturday taper, 9/1/13 2-hour bike

Does anyone else think a 2 hour bike ride  with 25 minutes in zone 4 is crazy the week beforehand race and during my taper?

I'm about ready to freak out. 

Shouldn't I actually be doing easier workouts during this taper?!

I rode at TCS again today on the trainer and decided to ride the simulated Madison course which may have been a bad idea for my "freak out factor" but I figured I'd ride the stick again outbound to refresh my memory of those hills.

Weather-dependent, I may meet up with my friend Sarah for a leisurely bike ride on my hybrid bike to Evanston for lunch.  I need to clean off that bike, pump the tires and oil the chain since I haven't ridden it all year and with this morning's rain and her Kid Rock concert experience last night, I'm not sure it'll happen. 

After my ride, I'm headed to Element  to buy some handbag tape and U-can nutrition for the race. I went there a week ago Sunday, but they were closed for to the Chicago Triathlon. Then after that, I'm headed to home and down to Hyde Park for a vet visit since my pretty 16 year old kitty isn't eating her hard food and I want/need her to feel better before I leave for Madison!!!