natural reaction

I just ran 5 miles and I feel like I'm going to puke. Is that normal?
I used www.walkjogrun.net to calculate my distance (and calories burned- 800! wow!). This is a really cool website that uses google maps wherein you can plot out your route and figure the distance.
My neighborhood provides a great running route because it has really wide roads, is fairly well lit and has drinking fountains about every half mile. This saved me because for the last 3/4 of my run I felt pretty parched. My main motivation was just getting to the next drinking fountain! I don't do a good job of drinking enough water in general so I can attribute my thirst to this but how do I stay hydrated during my runs? Especially during the 10k next week where I don't know if I'll be able to drink every half mile? Help!
I loved Chloe's idea of combining running and walking with music. I followed her lead in running 4 songs followed by walking 1 song. I love the idea of planning my walking segments. Makes me feel not so guilty about walking. Having to run through 4 full songs kept me going farther than I would have otherwise I think. It worked really well.
Since Vegas is hot as hell (literally, I'm sure) I've been running on the track at my gym (5-1/2 laps per mile- ugh) so that I wouldn't melt. But this evening I wanted to get out on the streets to get a better feel of what the 10k will be like. You know what makes running outside harder than the indoor track? Wind and Hills. Ouch! But it was a lot more fun to be outside. I waited until 8pm to go out (I wanted to go at 5am but couldn't drag my butt out of bed) and it felt pretty nice. It got dark a little faster than I'd expected and I don't like running outside and night alone for safety reasons, naturally. But I did it anyway. I figure I'd rather get attacked, hit by a car, abducted by aliens, etc, etc... than have to run in afternoon in 105degree heat. No way!
But, aside from feeling like I'm going to puke I feel pretty good about my run esp since I haven't really been running at all the last 2 weeks. I'm such a slacker! I'm really excited about the 10k next week though!
I had a few new motivations tonight. New toys always motivate me :) Behold!
My new running shoes!! Asics Nimbus VIII. LOVE THEM! I'm pretty sure I can run faster and farther now that I've got these babies.

AND... My new ipod shuffle (aptly named "cropstarrunner") that I can't even tell I'm wearing. It's so great esp considering I was using my 30gig video ipod before which I swear weighs 100lbs when I'm running. Only thing I don't like is that it doesn't have a stopwatch on it. Oh well. I think it's pretty cute and looking good is the most important thing when running, right?