k, so last quarter while studying for exams i fell out of my running habit. if you look through previous posts you'll see that i had *finally* gotten my mileage back up where i wanted it in about september, so you can imagine how bummed i was. and have been. it couldn't be helped, unfortunately. ever since new year's i've been wanting to get going again, and i finally went out for a short (2 miles), slow run today, preceded and followed by lots of stretching. i feel good! i'm going to alternate running with riding the stationary bike at school for awhile, till i feel strong enough to *really* run. look out, portland!