Three weeks and I have only ran once!

I can't take it anymore. I have to return to running. It's weird, I am finally at a point that nothing hurts and I am just about ready to jump out of my skin. My next run is a Shorty (5K) on New Years Eve in downtown Portland to be followed by the Race for the Roses Half Marathon in April. I need to run. I need to drop the few extra pounds that creped up on me during my marathon training. Running can equal pain. But it also equals sanity to me. Bring me my running shoes! (Oh, that's right. I guess I will have to get off my ass and get them myself.)