Goal: have fun I went to a local park/forest/paved path area. It is about a 20 minute drive away. I tried to get a friend to meet me there but she was too late in getting back to me. sooo it was so much fun though. there were hills and I raced up them and then walked or jogged down. I didn't care that I did not run the entire time today. The point was to have fun, gain my motivation and try to think the phantom pain away. And yes I did have some but then I would run up a hill and no more pain and I would think it away. It sounds really weird but I seriously do not believe that I have shin splints. I may have run more like 4 miles b/c my Nike + turned off in the middle of the run...I averaged at about a 12 minute mile (i walked much) The run reminded me of this time that a friend and I got lost in Savannah, GA and were in a wooded housing area with a lake. We stopped a runner for directions. She almost seemed annoyed that we would stop her. At that time I was like what is this crazy lady doing running in this weather (it was a little chilly and drizzly) now I'm that crazy lady...any who than I imagined old trails I use to walk with my dog or run when I live in VA. I remembered how much I love running in complete seclusion...it is so quiet and I can think and I don't have to worry about stupid cars or crossing streets. Of coarse I'm not completely cured, I will run in other areas that I am finding out about around here...maybe even earlier in the morning so that there are no cars and such. | 