Cut back week- my long run, was only 7 this week . Did 7 1/2 miles without Lucy. (Anytime the temp goes over 65* she's not good for anything over 4.) Ran the whole thing- no walking. -I feel my endurance coming back. I still feel aches where my body is trying to slip back into "old ways" but for the most part everything seems to be on the mend. Wednesday, Dr. Dumas rotated my L5 vertebrae "straigh...t". It had been rotated to the left for weeks. (NOW, she tells me!) I had been so locked up she was afraid to move everything at once- so she kept adjusting hips & sacrum. Those stayed where they were put, so she rotated some vertebrae. --I am amazed at what my legs can do! True, it's not a solo show- everything is working "together" but I'm just SO appreciative!!! I've gone from not being able to walk & being in SO MUCH PAIN... to running... for miles (!!!) ... it literally brings me to tears! I am SO happy & grateful for my health, my mobility, my stubbornness to not throw in the towel!!! I am not fooling myself to think I will ever be a super runner. My goal is distance over speed. (Speed would be GREAT, though...) I'm super proud to say how FAR I've gone despite my time. -I woke up this morning scared out of my gourd! "What if I can't? What if I hurt? Why am I doing this? It's raining..." I started & just put it in low-cruiser mode. Before I knew it... I was on my way back, with gas in the tank! I'm a happy girl... Four runs, next week -back to building mileage, again. 3 miler, 6 miler, 3 miler then 12. --I can do this... —