back 2 running

I am glad you posted the info about Alex - I  know Mike started this in response to our "running" e-mails (thanks again Mike!) but I'm guessing it's truly intended to just keep us all in touch - I know that's how I'm gonna use it! But now - on to my RUNNING! I have finally conquered the shin splints (or at least gotten used to them?) and am doing much better - have new shoes & inserts  (darn, these old flat feet!!) and I've mainly walked on treadmill 30 min. each day until today when I went back to the 1 min. run/2 walk thing - and guess what - this time I didn't have to "forfeit" on one of the runs and kept the 2 minute walks to 2 minutes! Must admit I shouted a little "Thank you Jesus" whenever my timer went off to signal the end of the run - but still, I did it.  That reminds me - my friend Deedy who's been in this with me (and my dear friend Teresa who joined us today) thought I should mention in here how we are running with my meat thermometer as our timer.  I didn't have anything else in the house that would count down and "beep" at me - so I use that!  We kid around that if one of us passes out we could stick the probe in our ear and see if we're "done".