My First 10 K

Good GOD. A friend of mine that knows of my running endeavors invited me to run a 10k with her on St. Patrick's day. This year. I hope she's willing to hold back my hair or catch vomit at some point. Currently, I am barely surviving my 3.5 mile runs and now I have a new goal of running an entire 6.2 miles. I'm assuming they won't wait for me if it takes me 6 hours to actually finish the race....therefore, I feel the need to work my way up to running the 10k in it's entirety. Boom! I can do this! Right?.....right? I feel the need to insert this photo, because I feel it suits me...and perhaps my running style: