I had a solid 5 mile run last night. Though I struggled to get started, I felt decent during the run. After, I nourished my body with a good ration of whey protein, carbs and fats, and called it a night. Everything felt in order.
In the middle of the night I had to get up for work to do some things for a few hours. I started to feel a little bit sore, but nothing really unusual.
This morning I woke up feeling like I was run over by a bus. I am sore in the usual places, but I have a different kind of soreness in my shoulders, back, and arms. It even hurts inside my rib cage. And sneezing seems to be torture as it sends shocks of searing pain through out my body. This isn’t the normal muscle recovery soreness and it isn’t injury soreness, it is something different, like a little gnome is standing behind me repeatedly pounding me with a baseball bat.
The pain has dulled somewhat now, but to top it off, a throbbing headache has set in. I am avoiding Ibuprofen as it has negative effects on fitness recovery but I might have to give in if this headache gets any worse.
OMG, how are you feeling today? How is the headache? Do you have any idea of what caused it?
Headache most likely caused by the general pain. I feel much better lately