Challenge Jog 9 - a 10K!!!!

Man this week got busy quick! Thursday, I spent the day at a Women's Conference. It was fun. I bought a super cute ceramic snail from one of my favorite charitable organizations (Hope Village), sampled a mushroom risotto cake, and learned about fun day trips to take throughout the state. But, I had to get there early (I left the house at 7am) and then had to go back to work for my late night (I didn't get off until 7pm). UGH! Friday, I was at the banquet hall at 7am for the annual meeting for another of my favorite charitable organizations (Bay Area Turning Point) where I was recognized with the Educational Partner Award. It was a great honor and a nice event, but again - an early morning. After that I went to work for a graduation potluck and a recognition potluck followed by helping David move his stuff to his uncle's house before dropping him at the airport. Instead of getting a good night's sleep, I spent most of the night trying to keep Tang from hurting himself while running from the thunder. Saturday was spent painting my bedroom, cleaning, and redecorating my apartment. It was a LONG, productive day of work. I have a few more projects I want to do (mainly I want to make a new headboard to match my new bedding), but they wil have to wait a bit. Bank roll and time do not allow for much more right now. Sunday morning I was rudely awakened at 6am by nighmares of home invasions. Awesome right. So, after staying in bed pretendng to sleep for another 2 hours, I hauled my butt out of bed and to the park. While was rounding the turn towards the half mile mark on my 3rd lap, I heard my Dad yell "JP" from across the parking lot. He and my mom have started walking again. :) I am not sure what possessed me, but I thought I would jog until I caught up with them. I figured it would get me to 4 miles. I was wrong. Even though the park isn't that big, I couldn't find them after that first wave. When my feet crossed the line on my 4th mile, my head said "What the hell - Keep going". Then, as I moved on - I started thinking "I wonder if I could make it all the way to a 10k? I wonder if I could do it. Hmmmm.... My legs are still moving steady, I am still breathing fairly well, maybe I could do it." So, I decided that I would go as far as I could just to see if I could. I figured that whatever distance I logged past the initial 3.1 miles would be a bonus regardless and anything past the 4 mile mark would be a new record for me during this challenge. :) I am VERY happy to report that I did in fact make it all the way to the 10k mark!!! And, I even found my parents at the 3/4 mile mark during my 5th lap. It was kind of cool to be able to wish my Mom a Happy Mother's Day while jogging past them. :) 1st mile - 12:12 mins - j 2nd mile - 24:16 mins - j 3rd mile - 36:08 mins - j .1 mile - 37:20 mins - j .9 mile - 47:40 mins - j 5th mile - 58:55 mins - j 6th mile - 1hr 10 mins - j .2 mile - 1 hr 12 mins - j .3 mile - untimed - w