Thanks for all the encouragement! I appreciate it. Just to be clear -- my DH was not criticizing my time at all (he's very proud that I'm trying and improving!), but he just noted what the book he was reading said.

Thanks also for the recommendations for reading material -- I am enjoying learning about a sport I never really paid much attention to before because I thought (from being weak, sickly, and asthmatic as a kid) that I could never run.

The John Bingham books look great! I just went and checked them out on amazon. I think I'll check our county library first just in case.

Emily