A new goal...something a little shorter

So I've been back running the past week. I basically didn't do anything post-IM for a week. It was GREAT! Except for the cold I had....bleh!
I'm signed up for the TC-10mile and wanted to do a few 5/10ks for the rest of this season. I was out for a tempo run yesterday 2.6mi took 21:56 and the avg heartrate was 172. It was pretty much a flat run around Lake of the Isles. I wanted to blast through it but since I have a 5k race I want to RACE on Saturday, I had to dial it back a little. Not saying I had much more speed in me but it averaged out to about 8:26/mi. Shortly after I learned that, I got it stuck in my head that my new goal is to get my 5k time down to sub-8:00/mi. Which means I need to get through a 5k in better than 24:51. Nothing to brag about but it would be an improvement for this turtle. I would have to be having a seriously good day to make that goal tomorrow but I'm hoping I can get it by Oct 31. Mark will be racing a half marathon that day and I'll be racing a 5k. We have two options for locations to race that weekend but haven't come to a conclusion yet. The one we want to do more requires travel and potentially an overnight and honestly we are kind of burned out on driving and spending cash is low.

So on that note I'll jump topics to my financial life. Unfortunately I had to ask my 'rents to co-sign on my home loan. Due to the change in my job and unemployment and divorce over the last year, I couldn't qualify on my own. I'm sure Dad will qualify to co-sign but I was about ready to have a serious fit when he started lecturing me on my jobs. I think it's a generational thing but basically he thinks I'm going to need to go back to a "cubical job" in order to get through life. He made that point very clear and I was pissed. I am getting by.....barely......but I like what I do and I'm willing to keep trying to make it work so that I don't have to go back to a cubical job and hate life 9-5 M-F. I knew trying to work part time jobs was a bit of a leap of faith but it's my choice and hopefully he can find a way to accept that.

And a little teaser, I'll have some new "art" this weekend. I'll post pictures as soon as I can