week 7 day 3 and week 8 day 1

i did the last day of week 7 last tuesday before thanksgiving. 25 mins of running at 4.2. today i did the day 1 week 8. TOTALLY thought i was going to die - i think i did 4.4 for about 10 mins, then 4.2 for another 10 mins... and 3.8 for the rest. it was super hard. 28 mins of running with no stopping!! after the first 5 mins, i totally thought i was going to stop and take a break, but i kept giving myself lame little goals... like "just 2 more minutes," or "just .25 more miles..." or "when we get to the commercial break of this episode of friends..." or "when the long hand on the clock gets to the 8." somehow i made it all the way up to 28 mins!! unbelievable! then i had to go and play the organ at an ecumenical service. they did "this little light of mine" and no one knew the version in the hymnal and i wasn't smart enough to figure out the version they were singing. OH WELL! can't always succeed, i guess. so i did a total of 2.4 miles today in about 38 mins... so that means i'm about .7 miles away from actually doing a 5k. we shall see.....!