Pumpkin Run and some fall colors

On Saturday I ran in the Great Pumpkin Run at Wheeler Farm. Its only been 3 weeks since the TOU Marathon, and while my legs are starting to come back, they aren't quite "there" yet. The course was a 2 loops on the dirt path around the farm - I ran 15:09 for 2nd place (Race Recap) on a course that was a tad bit short of 3 miles.

Overall this was a pretty solid indicator that things are moving in the right direction. I had a good week as I started incorporating some light workouts back into the mix while building my mileage up. For the 5th straight week, I ran less than 100 miles, and I'm going to try and keep that streak going for a bit longer.

After the race we headed up to Millcreek Canyon for a hike and to check out the fall colors. Pictures below...

Fall trip to Moab - Part 2 (Island in the Sky)

The girls hanging out at Upheaval Dome overlook

Part II of our weekend trip to Moab. All of these photos are from the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands. Click here to check out the pictures from Arches.

Mesa Arch

Syncline Loop trail

Yep, we lost the trail

Upheaval Dome

Whale Rock

Shafer Trail

Fall trip to Moab - Part 1 (Arches)

There aren't many periods of the year when a trip to Moab isn't a great idea, but a fall trip down to red rock land is always worth the drive - blue skies, perfect weather - a nice little weekend escape. We headed down with Rachelle, Kevin, Amiee, and Hannah this past weekend and had an awesome time. We might have to try and swing another trip in a couple weeks before it starts getting cold.

I'll split the weekend into two posts...

On Saturday we went to Arches National Park and hiked around in the Devil's Garden and Fiery Furnace areas.

The following day we headed to the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park.

Landscape Arch

Dark Angel

Devil's Garden Primitive Loop

Double O Arch

Fiery Furnace

Balanced Rock

Backwards 60 yard dash

Plank contest