4 down, 5 to go

yesterday marked exactly one month since i officially started training for the half. crazy. i have been running for a month? on purpose? dude. who am i?? a runner, apparently ;). anyway. it's taken me a week to respond to my last post. some blogger i am. oh well, there's only like 1 person who reads this anyway...so sarah, thought you'd like to know that i managed to run 4 miles on the treadmill last sunday. i didn't die...i dare say it felt pretty good except for the couple of times my back started to hurt. tomorrow morning i'm attempting a 5-mile loopish. loopish? well, it's not a full loop, but it's exactly 5 miles thanks to logyourrun.com where i can trace routes and stuff :). anyway, i'm a little nervous. my ankles have been bothering me the last couple of days. running hasn't been a problem, but they've been sore and tender when i'm standing or walking or just sitting down. weird. i'm praying it goes away and doesn't affect me in the morning. i'm also praying my back doesn't hurt at all. it's aches and pains like this that remind me i'm not 15 years old anymore. thankfully, jesus is running every step with me :). i'll let you know how it goes!!