Zero...

That's right. Zero. That is what my pain level was during the 2nd half of my run this morning. Can you believe it?!?!?!

K opted to sleep in, so I set out to do the 7-mile loop on the trail by myself...armed, of course, with my cell phone to call K in an emergency. I stopped a few times during the first few miles to stretch, and it seemed to keep the pain at bay - I'd say that the pain level was about a 4 during the 1st half of the run, but by the time that I made it to the Rock it was essentially gone. The major inhibitor today was my lack of fitness, and I can work on that.

I was pleasantly surprised by the cooler weather when I walked out the door. Each morning when I've left for work lately, I've thought that it would be nice to go for a run because the weather has been so pleasant. I was happy to be out there today. I saw Chris and Chad as they are tapering for their upcoming marathons, and I saw Danny who was my coach for Chicago last summer. All of the running groups were out in force training for Austin. I saw plenty of Gazelle's and Austin Fit'ers, while all the Rogues were off the trail doing another route.

I think I'm going to try a short 3 or 4 mile run tomorrow and possibly a swim. I go back to the doctor on Monday. Hopefully, I will be able to share news of 2 good runs.