The longest mile

We had the Hemo. 5k/1 mile walk on Sat in Las Vegas. I did not go last year and Traci and Zach really wanted me to go this year so I could run the mile with Zach. I was up to run with him and have a good time. The trail goes up through a neighborhood and back down a main street where you turn around and go back the way you came to finish. They did not tell me the 1 mile mark was painted on the ground and that is where the 1 mile turns back around while the 5k people go to their turn around point some 1.5 miles away. Zach and I start off runing as the horn goes off we we move pretty far out front. We are moving right along running then walking then running again. About 15 minutes late Traci calls my cell phone and asks where are we,they just turned at the half mile mark. I say what half mile mark, I didn't see a sign, we are on the main street on the backside of the route. She then tells me to turn back around we are WAY past the mile turn around point. Not funny on a blazing hot morning. So we turn around and start back toward the finish line, and I'm thinking the whole time just how far did I run. We cross the finish line with a time of 28:38. After they give out awards for the 5k runners (which is 3 miles, remember that) and we have something to eat, I want to retrace the route Zach and I took to see how far we went total. Guess how far? Zach and I ran 2.4 miles in a 1 mile walk! The only good thing is we did it in a good time and had fun. I do not think I have to go next year, I have 1.4 miles on credit.