still hanging on.... two long runs done. one 9 mile on treadmill and one 10 mile run this past weekend outside. daily runs of 1-4 miles squeezed in among the rest of life. next week i build to 11 for the long and then start the alternating: long one weekend and half that distance the next. i love those half weekends. some days its taken all i have to get my mile in. my legs have felt heavy and tired. but i've done it and am always glad for one more day. i have found repeatedly that the first mile is the hardest, mentally and physically. however, the tug-a-war i used to do mentally about going vs not going has subsided. it has become a when not if. i am getting stronger and a bit faster. the daily running, however long or short, is becoming the norm. each day it's a choice, and i have chosen to run.

kristin