[Rick Lee]

I ran seven marathons as a pack-a-day smoker and thought I'd never stop running. I'm only 34 now and haven't done much more than treadmill running in the last two yrs. There's a saying that goes something like: "Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone." Well, that's where I am now. I really, really want to get back to outdoor, trail and long distance running. But I'm a big guy and my knees have a lot of hard miles on them already. Sometimes I just want to stay on the treadmill, watching the hotties in front of me bouncing around, while going through my Walter Mitty fantasies with my Discman. Not quite the same endorphin fix as serious running though.