@garagedinner @PhoneBoy @thadius in 2019 I set a goal of enjoying running. I started walking 3 miles 3 times per week. Started to jog a bit of that, increased my distance by a half mile or mile.... By the time I got to 7 miles, I jogged the whole thing.

I kept increasing distance until I ran over 20 miles one day.

I just don't focus on speed. I focus on distance. If I have to walk I walk. But I miss enjoy running.

I registered for a marathon last year, which was canceled, but I happy running, doing a half marathon distance most Saturday mornings.

Marathon is now in October. A month ago running I tripped /slipped....my twisted ankle was actually a broken leg and a few torn tendons. Surgery the next day. I have a metal plate with several screws through my bones holding them in place and my tendons are slowly healing. No cardio of any kind allowed right now.

I miss running.

Two more months until I can take my first running step. But I'm still hoping to run the marathon in October. Training will be more intense, but if I can do it, it'll be a better story...competing my first full marathon the same year I broke my leg.