Moab 6th year, 5 miler
By: Daniel Olsen
This year, my dad decided to take all 3 boys for a trip with dad to Moab.
We did a lot of traditions that we had in the past years, and a lot of
things that were different. This year we decided to try going to a
different bed and breakfast called the Mayors place, instead of the Adobe
Abode we had stayed at in the previous years.
On the 5 hour drive to Moab, we had the PSP to keep us entertained. We
played a lot of NBA 2005 on the way there. We stopped at my grandma's house
in Provo, to rest. I enjoyed playing basketball with my brother, and
dunking over him on the 7 foot rim at my grandma's house.
When we got there, the Bed and Breakfast owner showed us around. It was
pretty big, and it had a hot tub. We also stayed in a very nice room called
the bunk room. It had four big beds, some chairs, a huge screen T.V, a
kitchen with a microwave and refrigerator, a big bathroom with two
showerheads in it, and a big library of videos for us to choose from.
The first thing we did was rested in the hot tub, while my dad went into
town. Afterwards, we went to a cool place called the Moab Brewery. I had a
type of pasta as a nice pre-race meal. I also had a nice strawberry
cheesecake for dessert. My dad was goofing around at the restaurant, you
know, putting straws in his mouth for a walrus imitation, putting a quarter
between his eye and saying "Aaaaaaaaaargh me mateys!" After that, my dad
went into some stores downtown. Then we went home and rested, and went to
sleep. I had trouble sleeping because my nose was stuffy and I was nervous
about the race.
In the morning, we got up, and ate our breakfast that the people made for
us. It included a type of omelette and toast. When we got to the 5 mile
warm up place, we tried our best to warm up, and get ready for the race.
I started out my first mile at 6:07, about my targeted pace for the race. I
forgot to bring my watch so I didn't get the splits. I slowed down quite a
ways. The wind started to kick up a lot the last two miles. It was an OK
temperature. I stayed with a few 30 year olds into the finish, and then
they sprinted me at the end. I felt like I gave a good effort, but I ran a
disappointing 33:47, which wasn't too bad, considering I'd run 2 PR's on
Thursday in my track meet (5:11 in the mile, 11:28 in the 2 mile.)
Russell (13) ran a 33:54 which easily won the 12-15 age group which makes 4
straight age group trophies for him and the first in the 5 miler. He has
always run the half marathon. Henry(10) ran 45 mins. which is good
considering he ran with a cast on his arm and last summer had a cast on one
leg for 4 months. Anyway, it was a lot of fun.