Only 0.6 Miles?

How long can a mile possibly be? Last Fall several of us in the neighborhood started running. I was doing pretty good and even got to the point were I was able to run up to 4 miles. Well 6 months later (due to lack of exercise) that first mile sure seems long!!! I knew we had gone far but when we checked our distance we had only been 0.6 miles. Boy was it frustrating to see Shaunna running off ahead of me...(She didn't take the 6 month vacation from running that I did) but instead of getting down on myself, it helped me put things in perspective. I can't run for a month or two and than take a vacation. I need to stick to it!!! I've now got two days of running under my belt and I really want to stick to it. I was hoping to run a 5k in the Spring but I didn't get it done so now I will do it this Fall. I know I can do it and I will do it!!!