A Slow Return to Running

It's been and will continue to be a slow return to running for me.  I went 10 weeks without running due to a stress fracture in my left tibia.  I've been released to run, but only very low mileage, and I haven't been aloud to run more than 2 to 3 days in row yet.  To make up for lost mileage I've taken up biking, swimming, and weight lifting, also I'm doing Jay Johnson's general strength routine, check out runningtimes.com if you'd like to see it.  Over all I'm excited for the upcoming fall, while I'm not sure what my fitness will be coming into the 2009 cross country season, I know I'll be good to go later in the season, possibly fresher than some runners who blasted too hard too early.  I guess the thing I love most though is just being able to run again. Something about just running a easy 3 or 4 miles just feels good, even if it is 80 degrees outside and you've got a killer side stitch.  Training continues on and my mileage ever so slowly crawls upward, but I'm enjoying the summer and the little running I'm aloud to do, so I'm content.