Condition

After that Sunday run I was in pain in multiple places--right thigh, lower back, and then upper back on Tuesday. Somehow my back was so bad I was on ibuprofen by Tuesday evening; then, perhaps because I was tense from that pain, I pulled a neck/shoulder muscle on Wed. and consequently couldn't sleep properly.

Thank goodness Thursday was a holiday, and I could take it easy, and go for a walk in the afternoon.

Today I was feeling more or less better all round, so took off for a short run midday. But the message is clear: don't try and run hard at the weekend only! I've been coasting on close to empty, in terms of condition/base, but that's all used up now. I've hit bottom and have to build from there. Two more weeks of classes, in which I'll keep distances shorter (or proportional to weekly mileage), then I start on the marathon workup, from the bottom. Ouf.