Thu 11/25 - AM 80 minutes incl. 5k road race

Not a great effort even by the current standards of diminished fitness. Didn't feel truly awake by the time the race started even though I took plenty of time to warm up. This went hand-in-hand with the first half mile of the course grinding gradually uphill to make for a less than pleasant experience. Pace didn't feel that fast because it wasn't that fast, nevertheless I was unable to maintain contact with the group that would have given me protection from the steady headwind on Cambridge Street. As such ran alone for most of the way. Left hip about as sore afterward as it was on Sunday, only in different places. Lower back in particular just above SI joint felt tender. Chilly but not arctic, but the wind made it feel colder than I would have preferred.