OK, so it isn't that frightful.  I was able to drive to Wal-Mart today for a few necessities (and a reason to leave the house) and then to the Y for a much needed run.  I was starting to get really antsy about missing my runs.  I am a creature of habit and actually thrive on getting up at 5am to meet my buddies at the Y for our runs and our classes.  Skipping two mornings and not knowing what the rest of the week may bring was making me nervous.  Not to mention the fact that our 1/2 marathon training schedule calls for 12 miles (count 'em...1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12!!!!) on Saturday. 

Anyways, like I said, I was able to head out this afternoon and get in a 45 minute tempo run at the Y.  My husband was there at the same time and the only way I will ever be able to run with him is if we are side-by-side on the treadmills.  He runs like a fool!  We finished and he ran 2 more miles in the same amount of time....sickening!  We were joined by my running buddy, Kevin, who pushed me to pick up my pace when I realized he was running at an 8:20!  Anything under 10 is good for me but I quickly picked it up to an 8:34 (7mph) and stayed there for about 5 minutes before I started decreasing every 2 minutes until cool down. 

One other piece of exciting news...I got new shoes!  I love them and hope that they will also help my knee from getting any worse.  I had to call 6 Dick's stores before tracking them down the other day.  My favorite part (drum roll please!)...they are gray and PINK!  Love them! :)