Bring on the Buckeyes - vacation's over.
After two weeks of rest, the Michigan women's crew team is preparing for Sunday's Jack Speakman Regatta in Columbus.
According to Michigan coach Mark Rothstein, Ohio State will be the Wolverines' main competition, although there will be several schools competing.
"Our focus is to qualify for the national championship in the spring," Rothstein said. "But it's important any time you race Ohio State."
The rowers are also looking forward to facing the Buckeyes.
"We'd like to beat them," Michigan rower Jeannette Stawski said. "They beat us last year in a close race, so we'd like to get them back for that."
Michigan rower Lisa Labadie said Ohio State is always strong competition for Michigan.
"Ohio State is always a good race for us," she said. "It could be a good assessment of where we're at."
The race will be a three-mile, head-style race. One team is sent off every 10 seconds, and the team with the lowest lap time wins.
Michigan's squad is divided into two categories.
The freshman - or novice - team is made up of freshmen and first-year rowers, while the varsity team is composed of the more experienced rowers.
Sunday's regatta will be the novice team's first race of the year.
"We'd like to win the event with our varsity team," Rothstein said. "With the freshman team, it is a little less clear. We have a great freshman team, and by the spring, they will be very fast."
This year's practices have been more intense than in the past.
"We have great facilities and equipment," Stawski said. "We're trying to capitalize on that."
Labadie said the Wolverines have been working hard in preparation for the spring.
"I think we've been putting in a lot of work this fall," Labadie said. "We'll have to see how that work translates to the water.
"This year we have (put) more overall time into training. We are consistently lifting and consistently having ergometer (rowing machine) practices. We're trying a multi-faceted training approach."
Sunday's race should be telling in many ways.
"Everyone is very excited to row and to race," Labadie said. "Everyone is very fueled for this weekend."