My friend L, who is a certified Chi Running instructor, is fond of saying "baby steps," a reminder to work up to your running goal gradually rather than getting excited and trying to achieve it in one day. Well, I was certainly in baby step mode this morning, when I went for my first run/walk in a week. My goal is the Oakland Running Festival Half Marathon, coming up in March. Rather that obsess over how impossible it would be for me to even think about a half right now, I'm focusing instead on making a new start, a start that may or may not take me to Oakland in good shape. The point is not ORF or bust--the point is, what I did today was a success; I think I'll do it again soon. Today? One minute walking, one minute jogging. One minute walking, one minute jogging. Etcetera. I stayed out there for 2.5 miles, in the course of which I made it over to and around the park and back with no significant pain. I've been know to write and/or talk about my path in li...