Eric- glad you are running again! yep, some serious lost fitness here too. I'm running again but at least a 1 minute per mile slower. Taking that second set of 6 weeks off in April really did my endurance in. I know I shouldn't complain cause I am out there getting some mileage in, but I'm still frusterated. I'm just trying to do all slow easy runs and build up again. My foot also hasn't had a ton of pain these past few weeks... woohooo! I am still seeing the doctor Thurday and going to try to get another referral for that MRI at a diagnostic place. Of course this weekend I got a crazy blister (left foot), stepped on a shell at the beach so hard that my foot is painfully bruised under the arch (left foot) and have some sort of alergic reaction rash on my ankle (right foot) probably from the seaweed. It's like my feet are conspiring to keep me from running. Don't worry, they aren't gonna win