10K and turning over a few new leaves

I wish that meant 10,000 dollars for me, but unfortunately for you it means something much less exciting. On the last post I mentioned that Suz and I talked, well we talked about her preparing for the Top of Utah Half Marathon (13 miles) in August. I asked her to keep talking about it in hopes that I would gain the burning desire to want to train too.
For about a week or so I continued to do my pathetic 20 minutes on the elliptical or walk/jog the 2 mile river trail. Then one day I decided to jog three miles, then Suz came up here about a week later and I asked if I could run with her in the morning, she said sure and informed me she was doing five miles. We got up at 6:30AM and an hour later I had ran 5 mi and decided to run a half marathon in August. And Suz, who said you weren't a great saleswoman?

For those of you who know me well, you know that I rise no earlier than 8am and willingly sleep in until 10am on a regular basis. And I have not really been interested in running competitively or running at all for that matter. So I have turned over two new leaves by getting up early three mornings a week and running.
On the 4th of July I ran my first 10K (6 miles) in Lewiston. Suzanne and Sariah (who runs marathons and other length races regularly) came and picked me up. We registered and ran the whole thing, we even sprinted towards the end. Sariah finished first-over 10min before us- and Suz and I finished together at one hour and six minutes (which I am proud of). My goal was to finish and get used to running in a race, with other people watching me (think phoebe and rachel on Friends when they run together in Central Park episode; if you haven't seen it then rent it, you'll laugh your head off, and you'll laugh even harder when you imagine me running like this. It's my natural stride, what can I say?)
I am so proud that I finished. Suz and I were saying that we can see how people catch the bug and have the desire to run more races. Now I know that in the next 10K I can run faster and get a better time and not die.
Here's my acceptance speech for fifth place in the 20-29 year old division: (tounge in cheek) I have Sariah to thank for setting the example, Thank you Suzanne for being an awesome running partner albeit long distance, Thank you Dan for watching the babies, and Thank you babies for preparing my mental toughness for any crazy situation that comes along, and thank you Oprah for teaching me about a positive mental outlook through the Law of Attraction.

Thank you all and see you at the Top of Utah. This year half marathon, next year 75mi Little Red bike race.