just about a week

Well, I'm about a week away from BolderBoulder now. Touched that 10k mark in one shot today. I have to say, it wasn't as hard as I thought, but still brutal. The route I took follows a run that I know is billed as a 10k race. Well, either I missed something and didn't read the rout map right, or they can't measure, because I came out of it with 6.61 miles. Finished in about 57 minutes. I'm really pleased with how I did. Considering that this was an afternoon run, and I had already completed an hour of cardio earlier in the morning.

I'm at that point right now, where I'm too tired to sleep. I went to bed around 8:30, but here I am at 11:30 back up. Too tired, and kind of too sore to sleep. It really was a great run today. Very focused. It does seem that running without music isn't as hard as I thought. Music may have been a distraction for me. The the beep every 1/2 mile from my watch, the birds, my feet on the ground, and the occasional airplane was all I really heard. It was great.

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/573273929

I can't wait to get out to Colorado in a few days. It's pretty exciting. Sure, I've been there before. I've run out there before. But I haven't run on such a big stage before. And to kind of make it a little more special, my parents are coming out as well. It's really cool to have that kind of support. There's been the chances to see me run in my 5k's around here, but they're driving all the way to Boulder to see me. That's so cool. They're staying at a place just a couple of blocks off the route, so maybe they'll get to see me as I pass by.

I'm really hoping that this is going to be a tremendously positive experience. I know I'm still new at all of this. I know that I may never become a world class athlete, but, I shouldn't say never. Stranger things have happened. It just feels like something big is on the horizon. I don't know what, but things feel good. And of course, just a friendly reminder that I'm still in need of your support to meet my goal for StandUp2Cancer. There should be a link to the side (TeamMunky on StandUp2Cancer). Just keep in mind, that the site may be down for a couple more days while they do upgrades, but I will be working towards my goal until the end of the month.

And thank you everyone for all the support you give me.