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 Texasmom,

Thanks for the reply! I am definitely not a speed runner either. 7 years younger and 50 lbs lighter my best 5K was around 28 minutes and I felt like I had broken the speed barrier that day. I used to run around a 10-minute mile and that was plenty fast for me. 

I don't know if this will help but I've been doing interval training to help me work on speed. I'll do an interval maybe starting at 4.7 mph, walk for 2 minutes, then do the next one at 4.8 mph, walk, 4.9 mph, etc. My last interval I go totally anaerobic and go way beyond my normal ability for speed. Over the weeks the curve has gradually moved up so where I used to have to start at 4.5 mph and work my way up, now it's 4.8 or 4.9 depending on how long I'm going that day. That's helped *me* a lot but I have no idea if that's a recommended training method. 

Good luck!!! We're in this together! :)

Hi all! On the schedule right now is the Country Music marathon in Nashville TN - April 24, 2010 and the Warrior Dash on May 1st  in Forney, TX.

 I've been slowly and steadily building up my running base since about 4 weeks after my surgery. Last week I decided to go back to making one run my "long" run and I was able to add 15 minutes to my usual run of 50 minutes. This week I added another 15 minutes and happily got in 6.2 miles in 80 minutes. A 10K! That was a really pleasant surprise since I'm registered for one in March and now I have the confidence that I can cover the distance and I won't get swept for pace (I was at 12:54 today). I have 7 more weeks to whiddle that down to hopefully a steady 12-minute mile.

Today I had a nice flashback to what it felt like to be a runner and I LOVED it. I find myself craving this feeling more and more and that's an awesome thing.

Best wishes to everyone working on their own goals! You can do it!