Moab Half and 5 Mile

Trent and I had a little road trip over the weekend. We travelled down to Moab to participate in some pretty cool races. Trent did the half marathon and I, of course, opted for the slightly easier 5 miler. Since we were well prepared for this road trip we forgot about lodging. We ended up camping and had a GREAT time.
We pitched a tent in the Up a Creek campground, snuggled in for the night, and awoke early for some oatmeal and hot chocolate. It really was fun to camp with Trent, so much more relaxing than with five kids.

Here we are after our races. I finished more than and hour before Trent and was waiting around the finish line to get some pics. He passed right by me and I had no idea. I was pretty mad that I didn't get to see him finish. We couldn't locate each other in the thousands of people, so finally we both met up at the car. Trent finished 52 overall (out of 3,284), 46th male, and 8th in his age division. His final time was 1:26:49. Amazing! I finished 126 overall (out of 786), 47th female, and 7th in my age division. My final time was 42:57. I was just amazed that I finished period, let alone with a pretty good time!

After the race and some lunch we headed up the Poison Spider Trail with the Beast. It always amazes me how easily this thing goes over rocks. The pictures really don't do it justice. The hills and rocks seem SO much BIGGER when you are in the jeep going over it.

I love the picture of us on top of Poison Spider. I think we have one in the same spot, but with our bikes. All along the trail we saw so many bikers. It made me sad to think of all the old Veigel days in Moab, biking up trails, crashing, hanging at the hotels, shopping, eating good food, and simply being together. I think we need to get back into our biking days and plan a trip in the next few years!

After we had our fill of Moab, we journeyed on to see Ryan and Angela. Ryan has been Trent's best friend for years and it is always good to see them. And they are always so nice to let us invade their space and spend a night at their house.

Saturday night we went to Hot Tomato for some delicious salad, pizza, and bread sticks. Once again it was so good and so relaxing without kids!!! After dinner we went back and watched Twilight. The boys were so nice to humor us girls. We woke up and had a delicous breakfast, courtesty of Ryan and Angela, sat around and talked, and then headed home. It was a great weekend!

Thanks everyone who watched our kids, it really does take a lot to get them all covered and we really appreciate it! And thanks Ryan and Angela for having us at your house. It is always a good time!