yes, I'm back

OK, I got a call this morning around 10am and I was still in my Pj's.  It was a friend of mine wanting to know if I wanted to run today.  She read my blog and heard the subtle implications of giving up. Anyway, it was clear that by this time in the morning I had not gone out to run.  So having the desire to get back into the game, I agreed to meet her.  We were going to go in the afternoon but things got crazy and we rescheduled it for evening.  I got there and she was ready to go.  We walked the first mile and a few houses down I was reminded, by my ankles, that I didn't switch shoes.  I never thought shoes made such a difference but they do and tonight I got the message loud and clear.  She offered to go back (we weren't too far away) but I wanted to press forward and see how it would go.  I was so happy to get my shoes on after the first mile!  My feet thanked me as well.  We ended up going 2.18miles.  Yea us!  On the second mile I wanted to run the 20 seconds every two minutes and at first we did that.  After 5 runs I was hurting.  I guess I should have gone on to show my friend that I could do it, but pushing an injury is not what I am about right now.  So we walked at a swift pace and kept it all through the 2 miles.  It felt great!  It is so invigorating sometimes.  It was dark out and we were walking in a relatively dark neighborhood so I could see stars and the sky.  It was nice to be in love with it again.  Hopefully tomorrow when I go out I can run longer because I went tonight.  thanks, Suzanne!  Shins hurt still but I am getting used to this type of pain and hopefully it will just be something I eventually won't notice.  My feet hurt more than usual but that is a shoe issue.  I cant wait until some of the weight is off and my body doesn't have to work SO hard to do it's job.  For now I am off to bed....Bye