Running and such

So my first 10k is this next week.  Mat keeps asking if I'm amped.  Not sure about that, maybe apprehensive and concerned.  But not amped.  I'm slow like a turtle.  I will finish the 10k, but it is probably going to be a bit painful as they don't allow for headphones.  :-(  It will definitely be a run where I will have to zone out and meditate while running.  Today was a great training day.  I ran my long run, this week was 8 miles, and I had a nice steady headwind/sidewind 3/4 of the time.  I think it was blowing 32 mph if the weather website is to be believed.  Anyway, I finished and wasn't completely dead afterwards.  Which makes me happy.  Even though I'm slow I am doing better than when I first started running in February of 2012.  I can consistently run for miles at a time without having to walk.  (disclaimer: people may think it looks like I'm walking when I'm running but I am running.)