Starting back up

I spent a little time at the YMCA today. I dropped the kids off in the Child Watch area and headed toward the fitness center. First up, elliptical. I did 15 minutes on that machine. Next, the treadmill...and my first attempt at running since the doctor told me to take a week off. I decided not to push it and start with a few minutes of walking. At the 3 minute mark, I was bored, so upped the speed to running. I managed 5 minutes of running. I think that was a good start since I'm getting back into it. I ran with no pain and haven't had any pain for the rest of the day. My goal is to get back to 30 minutes of running and stay there for a good while. I may plan to do a couple 5K runs during the fall months and a 10K or 2 in the spring. I did take a meloxicam this morning, so I don't know if that helped me not have any pain or if I'm just doing better. I'm testing a theory tonight and not taking the Tramadol. The last few nights when I've taken it and gone straight to bed, I've been freezing and unable to go to sleep quickly. I'm skipping it tonight and hoping that I'm not freezing when I go to bed. (Which will be soon). After I spent my 30 minutes in the fitness center, I got the kids and we headed to the pool. I did not hurt when swimming this time, which is good. I'm very hopeful that I'm well on my way to recovery and I can work my way back up to longer distances.