Families that run together, stay together

Yesterday we returned from a weekend trip to Moab where I ran the Canyonlands Half Marathon with several of my wonderful family members (Laura, Jake, Annie, Audra, and Jenny--my pseudo-sister). We stayed in Monticello with Annie's aunt and uncle who were two of the nicest people I've ever met. They cooked amazing meals for us and were just wonderful all around. Jonah called Annie's uncle "Papa" which is what he calls his grandfathers so he obviously felt right at home and adopted them as his own.

On Friday, we went to Moab and hiked to Delicate Arch. Jon carried Jonah and I carried Sophie. It was beautiful scenery and a fun hike but I regretted this activity the second I started running the next day. It wore me out being exposed to the sun and hiking the day before the race. I couldn't be in Moab, though, and not see any of the famous scenery.

The race was tough. It didn't start until 10am, so it was already quite warm. I was happy with my time considering I had a baby just 4 months ago and wasn't able to train very well for it. Everyone else did a fantastic job and we all had a lot of fun spending the weekend together.