Turning a corner?

Quick post. Tried running again, went for three miles Thursday at a decent pace -- somewhere between "comfortable" and "comfortably hard." (Maybe that's "hardly comfortable"?) I wanted to be sure that my slow pace last time out wasn't the reason I made it as far as I did before the pain started. This time, I made it to about 2.5 miles before the knee acted up. This pissed me off, so I decided to finish the run, even picking up the pace the last one-third mile and all-out sprinting the final 50-100 yards. Total time was 26:02. Had minimal soreness afterward.

Oh, during my latest hiatus, I got an X-ray on the knee, which turned out negative, and went to a seemingly worthless physical therapy session where they gave me easier exercises than I'd already done. I might do them anyway in case I have to try to talk my doctor into an MRI. Although it does seem like my knee is SLOWLY getting better. Whatever.