Similarly, depending on the local race schedule, it may be easier to find a 5-K race nearby on Saturday rather than Sunday. Hey, no sweat. You'll simply be doing your workout in the company of a lot more people. I didn't put 5-K race in the full schedule, because I didn't want you to feel you were obliged to enter a race. Consider it merely an interesting option.
Races are fun.
No matter how fit you may be from other physical activities, when you begin to run you're probably going to experience sore muscles. They push their regular exercise too hard. To relieve the pain of sore muscles, first use ice to reduce swelling. Heat, once pain has peaked, helps speed recovery by improving circulation. Massage and pain-relieving rubs may help.