Since I am at home and extremely pleased with my XC Nationals effort, and about 1/2 a bottle of champagne, and 1/2 a bottle of red wine into celebrating my race, I will get this off to an early start. I finished 5th in the 60-64s, which is my best Nationals finish ever. I was only :03 slower on the same course than I ran 3 yrs ago. My last two weeks of training were pretty much of a washout due to a cold and having to deal with my mother-in-law's serious health issues. It is always very satisfying when you can pull out a good race effort despite a lot of distractions. I know that there is a party down at the HQ hotel and I am missing the chance to meet some more of you, but I may meet a couple of more people tomorrow morning when I get out to run off my hangover. Have a great running week all!