I totally got one thousand three hundred eighty seventh place! Score! OK, I'm being sarcastic. I got 68th place in my division. Ok, still sarcastic... but true nonetheless. (I guess out of 3,284 runners/ 229 in my division it's not too shabby). I actually did my personal best time for this course. Two minutes better than 2007 and 7 minutes better than 2006 & 2008. Catherine and Mindy drove down from Provo the morning of and it was so great to see them there! Catherine and I ran about the first mile together, but she was excited to see what she could do in a half so I hung back while she sprinted on ahead. I never saw her after the race so I hope she did well. It was an awesome run overall, a good effort on my part and I didn't re-injure. So I'm happy. I could have shaved another 3 minutes off my time if I didn't stop to use the port-a-potty on mile 8 (icky). Way more sun and heat that I'd anticipated so it got a little tough after mile 10 out into the city. But what a gorgeous run. My favorite part is when people shut up around mile 6 and all you can hear are pounding feet and breathing ecoing in the canyon. And then at mile 9 the drum ladies. Those drums are amazing. The river was so gorgeous. They've made a few improvements to the canyon (camp sights and a new bike trail to the side of the road). So that means I'll be coming back really soon to use that trail. I always have them drop me off 10 miles up that canyon really early in the morning, but if you don't get before 7:00 you risk your life sharing the road with the bikers and the big trucks hauling their kayaks and rafts. So now there's a bike trail right along the river's edge. Can't wait to get back. I love Moab. The whole experience was beyond words, just like the silent red-rock cliffs towering above the Green River Canyon. | 