victorious

after a thorough tutorial on the ins and outs of "the home," we picked up mer and clay and were on our way.  friday was pretty mellow--driving down, eating some NASTY pizza in green river (thanks for the recommendation Ken--guess it tastes better AFTER running a half marathon...), got the boys checked in, and then parked it at the good ole Moab KOA where we tucked in relatively early. 

the next morning we had a brief scare when we couldn't find the keys.  i was feeling quite sheepish because i was the last one to have them, but after tearing apart that little motorhome we found them in matt's pant pocket.  funny how things work out, eh matt?!

we parked the home by the park/finish line, sent the boys on their way, and merilee and i hung out for a while until the shops opened.  

before the race

after souvenir shopping for mer's kids, we headed over to the finish line where we anxiously awaited their triumphant arrival.  little did we know, our 30 minute wait would be spend dodging loogy hocking, farming blowing miscreants as we desperately hung over the rail to spot our men.  and then they came.  victorious.  sweaty.  and proud.  

clay finishing at a whopping 1 hour 49 minutes!!

matt finishing at 1 hour 51 minutes!!

happy to have finished

hanging out at the park

slappin' it high!

matt and ken

i know that i lack both desire and, well, desire to EVER run a half marathon, but i/we sure were proud of these guys for all their training and for completing the race!  way to go guys.