pain free

I had a relatively pain free 4 miler with Shan this morning.  It should have been our usual 7 miler but I made a  smart call to cut it short.  We ran at a fairly easy pace and I focused on controlled short steps.  We had one walk break when we turned west on Riverside and then walked in over the Lamar bridge.  So, no real pain even though I can tell it's still not right and have a ways to go, I'm definitely headed in the right direction after being in severe pain 8 days ago!!  I'm trying desperately NOT to worry about my monthly mileage!!