I've been a fairly active person for most of my 26 years of life, and have rarely taken the time to stretch out prior to participating in physical activities.  Sure, I'll spend 20 seconds to hit the quads and hams before a 3 mile run (and you'll almost NEVER find me running longer than that), but for the most part, muscle soreness and injury is something I haven't had to deal with. 

That all changed last night!  I signed up to play in a local softball league with a bunch of guys from church.  I never thought to stretch out before the game, because, like I said...it's just not something I've had to deal with before.  However, seems like the time has come where stretching is going to have to be a part of my regiment.  My first time up at bat, I had a nice rip to left center, and I took off at a full sprint.  Immediately I noticed a shooting pain in my upper right quad.  Sure enough, I pulled it, and its been quite uncomfortable ever since.  Granted its nothing I shouldn't recover from soon, but with every step I take it serves as a painful reminder that I'm not getting any younger!

In more positive news, our team is really rocking the competition!  Our first game we won something like 20-7.  Last night, we slaughtered the poor unsuspecting young bucks we faced with a 33-5 win in four innings.  I've been quite happy with my performances, despite not having played in 3 years.  I've been hitting the ball fairly well and my fielding last night at 3rd was decent. 

Looks like I'm gonna have to pick up some of this for the first time!