A Few Weeks of Recovery

(Published a few weeks after I actually wrote it)
I knew I was in trouble during the race in Tsukuba, and I suspecte it would take a while to get back on track, which it has.
I took five days off after the race, no running, biking, or core work. My back started to feel a little better, so I did the hour run home on Friday. My hamstrings were junk, and my back was pretty sore. I made it the whole way, only to wake up the next day in ridiculous pain again on the left side of my back, and having the same issue with not being able to take a deep breath. So took another full week off with no exercise. Gave it a try again the following Friday, and did a very slow run home. Felt good that day and the next, so I ran Saturday too. Now, I'm back into it and feeling ok, although a bit heavy in the gut with the lack of training and excess of holiday cheers.
Summary
11/28-12/4
One hour run on Friday. Neos.
12/4-12/10
Friday: One hour. Neos.
Saturday: 50 min. XC2s
Sunday: Bike 33k
12/10-12/17
Mon: One hour on the way home. Neos.
Tue: Bike 33k. Amazed that I made it home after the KZ Christmas party and way too much booze!
Wed: Rest to go to the pre-open of Callejon 19.
Thu: One hour on the way home. Neos. A sort of tempo run after getting warmed up, and then some hard 100s towards the end. Wanted to see how it felt to push, and it was ok.
Fri: One hour on the way home XC3s. Meant to take it easy, but it was damn cold, so I had to keep up a good pace to keep warm!
Sat: Rest in prep for race tomorrow.