Woo-hoo! I ran w/ my walking buddy, Paige, tonight! That was so cool. She is looking for a different and fun form of exercise right now. I hope she likes this! She is fun to talk to and I know Lybi will enjoy her, too. She lives in my neighborhood. She did well, and being as athletic as she is, I felt SO much better about my OWN first night of running a few weeks ago, which pretty much looked like hers. I felt like such a weak newbie my first night, because I couldn't run very long at once, even going really slowly. Now I see that even these few weeks I HAVE made some progress (and of course Paige will even more quickly, if she sticks with it, because she used to be able to run a mile, and I NEVER had8). -Really cool! Lybi's right - it is even more fun to get someone else started. I understand if she decides not to stick with it, but this was still exciting. :D On a more serious note, I do think Sasha is onto something. I think I have been trying to run for too long at once. When I'm running, I feel like I need to take a little walking break much more often than I actually do. Lybi would let me, but I am trying to push myself. I am not doing myself any favors by burning myself out, though. I am really glad I got a chance to see that I have made perceptable progress in this short time. I think I will make even more if I switch off the walking more - I know I could do more mileage if I did. One more thing - I have had stiffness in my ankles in the mornings. I notice it when I come down the stairs. I have been stretching them by walking on my toes up the stairs when I'm not carrying one of my babies, but I still feel this stiffness mounting up. Any suggestions of what to do to avoid/relieve this? As I said before, I want to be able to WALK when I'm old! | 