Sunday, October 19, 2014

Moab (the second time this month!)

Delicate Arch at sunset


Good hikers and photo bombers
It was Jovie's half birthday, so she chose all the activities, hiking and jumping from bed to bed. After a sunset hike to Delicate Arch, we checked into a little cabin at Moab Valley RV park. The kids liked the bunkbed, they made lots of friends on the playground, and Ikey helped a mom and daughter play a giant chess game. He gave them pointers like..."A knight on the rim is dim" and he did some trash-talking which was pretty funny to all of us. TB says we've outgrown the community bathroom setup. His shower was slightly chilly. So that's it for you, little cabins...
And what the heck?!? I am sick on every single vacation. The kids and I got a nasal spray flu vaccine on Thursday because it seemed easier, but 12 hours later I had lost my voice. With my super wimpy ENT system, I developed a sinus infection really quickly. The whole trip, I was coughing and choking but not talking or sleeping. It drove TB crazy, because I kept asking him to yell at the kids for me. It drove them crazy because they really did miss my non-stop lectures. Ikey said I was faking. It drove me crazy when I realized that I am really friendly and I couldn't talk to strangers like I wanted to. When I croaked out that I had lost my voice to the guy at a convenience store, he said he thought I was European and I just didn't understand anything. 
TB was a champ and he played with the kids the whole time I was shopping for more tissues or DayQuil or taking a nap or whatever. They played on the big sand hill across the freeway from Arches' entrance for the first time. 

At 6 am on Sunday, I caught a ride from a fellow cabin-stayer to the shuttle pick up for The Other Half Marathon. It's always so chilly 26 miles up Castle Valley, but not too cold this year, so we just stood by the fire barrels for fun.
This is the first time I've run with an iPhone and I'm sure I lost like five minutes fooling around with it. I kept turning running backward to get photos of the beautiful scenery I was running toward. No more iPhones during races. Another four minutes lost waiting for a port-a-potty at mile 8, and I wasn't going to make my goal of 2:10.

Overall Rank 598/1095
Class Rank 61/115
Gender Rank 318/697
FINAL 2:19:17
Pace 10:36
Chip Final 2:18:54 (I lined up with the 2:10 pacer and it took us 23 sec to get to the start line)

Bib # 557
TB was a good nurse to me during the trip and a good dad. Luckily, he got to ride his bike with the guys on the last trip to Moab, because this trip wasn't his usual speed. 





My prize pint of beer at the finish line. I dumped it out pretty fast. Who drinks beer at 11 am? Well, a lot of people, but not me. 

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