Comments on: Day 13: Pulled A Muscle! http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Living Happy, Healthy & Fit Everyday Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Happy Monday, Short Week » Workin On My Fitness - Living Healthy & Fit http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Happy Monday, Short Week » Workin On My Fitness - Living Healthy & Fit Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:52:53 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/#comment-678 [...] to start running again, and since I haven’t for a few months, I’m going back to the Couch to 5K training program.  I really wanted to make my own mix of songs to run to with cues and everything but Audacity, the [...] [...] to start running again, and since I haven’t for a few months, I’m going back to the Couch to 5K training program.  I really wanted to make my own mix of songs to run to with cues and everything but Audacity, the [...]

]]> By: Cindy http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Cindy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:55:13 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/#comment-26 This is exactly what I did. I knew I had to put some money down for an organized event to get myself running again. It's definitely worked. I'm running a 5K at the end of August. I also pulled a muscle in my hip a few weeks ago because I over did it in an class. It feels good to know there's a definitive goal in the near future to accomplish! The American Running Association also has a great walk-to-run 12 week program to ease you into running. This is exactly what I did. I knew I had to put some money down for an organized event to get myself running again. It’s definitely worked. I’m running a 5K at the end of August. I also pulled a muscle in my hip a few weeks ago because I over did it in an class. It feels good to know there’s a definitive goal in the near future to accomplish! The American Running Association also has a great walk-to-run 12 week program to ease you into running.

]]> By: Sue http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Sue Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:11:06 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/#comment-24 You're absolutely right. Registering for it as soon as I can is a great way for me to motivate myself. I'm actually going to start the Couch to 5k plan this week. There are always 5k's going on around here so even if I don't make the one I plan to, there's always another one I could do. I've always wanted to do a race but I guess I've just always been too intimidated. Now I want to do it because it's just something more I can do to be in shape and prove myself that I can accomplish a race. We'll definitely see! You’re absolutely right. Registering for it as soon as I can is a great way for me to motivate myself. I’m actually going to start the Couch to 5k plan this week. There are always 5k’s going on around here so even if I don’t make the one I plan to, there’s always another one I could do. I’ve always wanted to do a race but I guess I’ve just always been too intimidated. Now I want to do it because it’s just something more I can do to be in shape and prove myself that I can accomplish a race. We’ll definitely see!

]]> By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win) http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Blaine Moore (Run to Win) Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:25:40 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/07/30/day-13-pulled-a-muscle/#comment-23 Setting a goal 5k, and actually registering for it as soon as you can, is a great way to motivate yourself. You will not want to waste your registration fee, you will help the race organizers plan their event because they'll know you will be there (as a race director myself, it makes a huge difference when people preregister), and you will have a definite date of when you will be racing for the first time. I hope that you get hooked on racing; it is one of my favorite activities. A few years ago, a friend of my brother's visited Maine the weekend of the Beach to Beacon (a very popular 10k that requires preregistration 4 or 5 months in advance) so I brought him to the starting line and convinced one of the ladies on a baggage bus to drive him to the finish. I believe his exact words to me after I finished were, "I've never seen so many happy people in one place!" Even people that were hurting after a particular bad (or good) race were in a good mood and enjoying the post-race festivities. Setting a goal 5k, and actually registering for it as soon as you can, is a great way to motivate yourself. You will not want to waste your registration fee, you will help the race organizers plan their event because they’ll know you will be there (as a race director myself, it makes a huge difference when people preregister), and you will have a definite date of when you will be racing for the first time.

I hope that you get hooked on racing; it is one of my favorite activities. A few years ago, a friend of my brother’s visited Maine the weekend of the Beach to Beacon (a very popular 10k that requires preregistration 4 or 5 months in advance) so I brought him to the starting line and convinced one of the ladies on a baggage bus to drive him to the finish.

I believe his exact words to me after I finished were, “I’ve never seen so many happy people in one place!” Even people that were hurting after a particular bad (or good) race were in a good mood and enjoying the post-race festivities.

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