6.1 miles @ 10:38/mi. It was a little windy and chilly as I headed out with Larry and Wayne this morning, but it was good to be out with them. I'm feeling stronger and seem to be going a little faster each time I run. Thursday I saw an 8 at the beginning my pace on my watch, if only for a half mile stretch near the end. Today about 5 miles into the run I succumbed to the urge to push hard for about a 1/3 of a mile and saw a 7 at the beginning of the pace (7:50). It's good to know my body remembers how and is still capable of running like that. Now I just need to start gradually increasing the mileage. I've only been running T,Th,Sat to allow my body to heal between runs. I think I may add some short runs on M,W next week, and bump up to 8 miles on Sat, and see how it goes. Sometimes it's tough to find the right balance between "too much too soon" ("line upon line", "don't run faster than you are able") and "no pain, no gain" ("no risk, no reward", "no guts, no glory"). I'm just grateful to be back to where I am. Running is getting back to being an adventure again for me, instead of just a past memory and a future dream. | 