Slowly, but surely

So I have taken everyone's advice very literally and kept my running miles down very low, and my body seems to be handling things a lot better. I went back to the PT last week and she is ordering me some orthotics, so we'll see how that goes. I have also been working on my core strengthening and I think it will help a lot to get that stronger, so my running form is more correct. This week I have been able to run 2 1/2 mi. each time I run without a problem, so I plan to just increase slightly each week and take it easy. If it hurts too much, I quit, instead of just ignoring the pain. I'm thinking I might just walk on my days off so that I can get more miles in each week. 9 miles per week is pretty lame, when some of you are doing that in one day! :) You are all inspiring to me and I hope that someday I can keep up. As for the legs of the race, I call for one of the easy ones because I am a BIG pansy!