Beautiful morning in the Headlands for the North Face Endurance challenge set of races (10K to 50 miler).  Overheard a wonderful quote while I was walking to the start.   A woman in her 30’s or early 40’s was talking to a friend:  “I only started trail running a few years ago, and it’s like drinking in college–I’m still learning my limits.  5k, 10k, then half marathon, who knows?”   Love it!

For me this race (half marathon) was less about testing my limits than about finishing an incredible year of running on a good note.  And the North Face half is a challenging course that they’ve decided to make even tougher by adding some elevation.   I was pleased that despite recent injury I was able to do it, and finished 4th in my age group.  And nice to finish the year’s races feeling good!