I'm pretty much with Artista. I have a love-hate relationship with running. I am sure I love the idea of running, but it's just hard and painful most of the time. I am pretty tough with pain, which is how I got my stress fracture last fall. It's pretty much healed, in that it's not hurting when I do other sports now, but as soon as I try to run, even a little (like 3 3 minute intervals) it's aching again. And I am so slow. I did manage to increase my mileage when i was running consistently, but speed, not so much. Perhaps the comment that those coming from other sports overdo at first, is true. While I am not a fast cyclist, either, I am OK for an old lady who started in her late forties.
Some have said maybe I should just forget about running, but there's something that makes me not want to give it up. What I do need is different shoes; that's a whole other issue. I got a pair of sort of minimalist shoes a year ago, so as not to inflame my bunion. Unfortunately, that's when all of my issues started. I need heel cushioning. I've been using my training shoes (like for the gym) for my strength and core class, which involves some running and jumping, as well as when i run on the treadmill. But, I won't use them outside.