you know, I thought based on my experiences in HS that I was never ment to run. Imagine my surprise when i picked it up this time, found I actually enjoyed it and was able to complete a 5k! I also made it to my 8 mi training distance in my HM training, ran it fine - and then got injured on my next short/easy run. I'm now battling what seems to be similar pains that I got in HS - nagging knees and ankles combined with shin splints. or what I think of as shin splints anyhow. When I first picked running back up, I chalked my injuries up in HS to poor coaching - this time, i'm fairly confident I'm to blame - I certainly wasn't running my long runs as long slow distance - I ran every training run at tempo pace apparently - and I suspect this is why I'm now damaged. I'll have to see what the PT says as I've got my first appt next Monday. But after all that, I do think that if you do it right, you should be able to add the mileage!