Tape fixes everything!

I've done two runs since the last time I posted an entry to the blog. I started my training up this week, with two strength workouts, and my first run on Tuesday morning. I decided to try for an easy four miles, since it was my first run in a month...unfortunately my body did not think four miles was easy. I did fine with endurance, which was my only concern until now. Somewhere in the second mile my right knee started hurting, and by the middle of the third mile I couldn't run anymore because of the pain. I had to walk the last one and a half miles home. I wasn't about to let that get me down though. I enlisted the help of a very kind, knowledgeable and helpful co-worker and physical therapist. Lucas spent his lunch hour watching me run on the treadmill, correcting my form and taping my feet. I was encouraged by the information I received, and decided to test it all out today with a short run.
I decided not to pre-determine the distance and to just let my body tell me when I should stop. I taped my feet, and hit the road. Unfortunately, my knee pain returned after the first mile...and I was a mile away from home. I remembered some of the things Lucas had told me to work on to improve my form, and managed to make it back home without walking and without making the knee pain worse. When I took my shoes off, I saw that my tape job was sub-par and had come loose, which I hope is the reason I had knee pain so early on in the run. I am a little discouraged at this point; it does seem like everything that could go wrong right now is happening. But I knew this race would not be easy, and there is no way I'm giving up. I will be at that starting line on December 6th, nothing will stop me. It would just be nice to catch a break for once, have something go well.
I have five weeks left to prepare, and I'll be hitting the road again Tuesday morning, hopefully with a better tape job this time. Wish me luck!