Well, as you know I went down to Moab last weekend for the Canyonlands Half Marathon. Don't worry, I didn't run a half marathon. They also have a 5 Mile Run. Yep, that's what I did. I was pretty nervous about running because I didn't do as much training as I should have. Not to mention I was sick the entire week before and was struggling to even breath! So, needless to say I wasn't sure how the race would go.
Saturday morning came, very early. We woke up around 6:30 to be at the shuttle spots by 7:30. Then we had a long, freezing wait at the start until race time, which was 9:30. Luckily we were able to wear our sweats and jackets until the Sweat Truck took off at 9:00. That half hour about killed me. It was SO cold.
Alisa and I ran the 5 mile race together, mostly. I was feeling good, but had to take a break around 3.5 miles. I told Alisa to keep going. I tried to catch her, but my shoes started hurting my feet. {Unfortunately I wore my old ones instead of my new ones. But, I didn't get blisters like I was worried about.} So because of my feet I had to walk a little here and there. I finished in 00:56:51, which put me at a 00:11:25 mile. To me, that is fine! I was just happy to finish under an hour. And for my first race, I didn't want to set any expectations that I wouldn't be able to meet and then get all discouraged about it. So, I set the goal to finish. And doing it in under an hour was in the back of my mind, but mainly, I just wanted to finish. :)
After all the running was said and done we went back to our cabin to relax. Brooke met up with a friend she went to school with and they invited us to go Jeeping with them. Alisa and I wanted to take a nap because we both had headaches. So Brooke went and we laid down. Our friends Skyler and Kevin came down with us. While we were running they were riding. A dirt bike and 4-wheeler. They got back and the four of us went to eat at Zax. It's a fun Pizza, Pasta, Sandwich place. Since this was my first trip to Moab I wanted to make the best of it, and go hiking, somewhere! So, we talked the guys into going to Arches National Park. We were pressed for daylight, so we didn't do the full Delicate Arch hike. Instead we just went to the 'Viewpoint' and a few other cool places.
Moab is beautiful! I definitely want to go back and take more time to enjoy everything there is to do there! We were there for only a short weekend, so time was very limited. But, it was a good time nonetheless.
Here are some pictures of our fun weekend!!
GaNgSTa'S
Alisa and me waiting before our race.
Still waiting, final minutes before the race began.
We all made it! Alisa and I ran the 5 mile and Brooke ran the half marathon!
Balanced Rock {that you can't see} with Skyler & Kevin
