The prodigal son returns! After a lenghty absence due to lingering foot pain, I have decided to start up again. I have been getting back into shape by doing the P90X program (and have already been seeing results after 30 days), and decided that to step things up a notch, it was time to get back into running over my lunch break. I have been walking about 2-3 miles over lunch, so not totally sedentary during the day. Today was day 1 of running again, and boy, did it feel good. I feel like P90X has been developing muscles I don't normally use, and as such, my stride felt very efficient. Felt pretty easy to maintain sub-8:00 pace. Did 4 miles today - up north on Priest/Galvin pkwy past the Zoo/Botanical Gardens, and then back again. Going out is somewhat uphill, so the fact that I was able to maintain 7:45 pace the first half was pretty cool. I was kind of waiting to have to slow down from either my legs or lungs complaining, but it never happened. And, of course, since it is downhill on the way back, I ran a negative split. I will have to take it easier tomorrow, though. | 