Pkmn Black: After the first gym

I managed to put in some more playtime into Pokemon Black and got my first badge yesterday, whoohoo! :D I liked the animation after obtaining it. Also it's a nice thing to have the gym leader use a type advantage against you, even nicer to get a type advantage against him for free :D What I don't like is the absence of the "button" that enables you to run by default, as in HG/SS. That was really a great addition, shame they took it away. I really don't know why can't they leave all the good stuff introduced in previous generations.
I got to the city with the second gym (sorry, don't know the names yet), but haven't challenged the gym leader yet - I'm taking it slow, level-upping and capturing everything on the way.