Good job Crankin! Don't be too hard on yourself, it can be tough getting started with running. I went to the Y (the one where I got kicked out of the gym on Friday for being barefoot) and did 20 minutes again on the indoor track. This time I wore my Vibram Five Fingers, first time I ran in them. They're going to work nicely for running when I'd like to go barefoot but can't do so for whatever reason; I will likely end up running outside in them when the weather warms up enough. No blisters or anything from them so far. And nobody gave me a hard time. And here's the shocker: I decided to time myself on a couple of laps to see what my pace was, and I was almost down to 8.5 minute miles!!! That has NEVER happened--usually I have been doing well to be at a 10:00. Granted, this was on an indoor track and outside with hills etc. will be a different story but that speed is still darn good for me! Not sure if it's from being barefoot/almost barefoot or what, but I was quite happy about that. Maybe I'm becoming more efficient. And so far no more IT band twinges (just slightly sore calves still since I am getting used to this barefoot stuff, but that's normal muscle soreness). All in all, not too shabby.