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This week’s topic is the Agony of DNF, DNS
I am been lucky. I have never had a DNF.
I have finished a race with a stress fracture, a broken foot and bloody knees.
But I have had several cases of DNS.
- Travel-Related
This past March, my flight was cancelled and I missed a 5K race in Palm Springs, CA.
I was angry and disappointed. But things were out of my control. I felt bad for my friend Mary but it turned out that she wasn’t feeling well anyway and didn’t run the race.
I didn’t get to race but I did get to run with Mary several times during my trip.
This past June, my flight was cancelled on my way back from Colorado. So I missed a 10 mile race. The race is one of my favorites and I was bummed.
I ran the next day in a scenic area instead. It helped mentally (may be a little).
- Injury-Related
These are the worst.
Luckily I didn’t miss any big races while I had a strained achilles, a broken ankle, a stress fracture or a broken foot.
But I did DNS at just a few races that I signed up for early.
Not running because of an injury bothered me a lot more than missing a race.
- Weather-Related
I think I skipped one or two 5k races where it was pouring. I’m a weather whimp when it comes to rain.
Happy Running! Have you has any DNS or DNF races?
My First 5K and More... 
No DNS or DNFs so far, knock on wood. I will move around runs, when I can, due to weather, but I’ve also had a few epic training runs in bad weather — thunderstorms! Shoveling the driveway then running 10 miles!
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You are lucky. I haven’t had any DNSs for big races but you run as many races as I do and I register way in advance, you’re bound to. The airline disasters really pissed me off though. Now I leave earlier but it’s makes the race more inconvenient.
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I always make sure we have are there are couple of extra days beforehand when we have to fly. Drives my husband nuts, but he’s done enough travel to know what a pain it can be.
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I’ve never had a DNF, but I have had a couple of DNS–one for injury and the other for a teenager who just couldn’t behave himself…luckily I got to defer that race to 2016.
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Yes, you were lucky. A lot of races don’t let you defer.
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I also have not had any DNFs yet (knock on wood). I powered through a half marathon with an ITB issue…I don’t think I can let myself DNF. I have definitely DNS….one time at least that I can think of, and it was because I was young and dumb and drank too much the night before. Oooppss.
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me too. I’m too stubborn to quit.
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Wow I can not believe you finished a race on a stress fracture and a broken foot. You are a very courageous women. congrats
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GIRL! “I have finished a race with a stress fracture, a broken foot and bloody knees” Oh my word- you are hard core!
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no. stubborn or maybe stupid.
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Luckily I have never DNF a race either. That stinks about your flight cancelling and you didn’t get to run your 5k. But at least you can say that was out of your control.
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Yes, I learned to arrive 2 days before the race.
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Technically I have missed races I intended to run, but couldn’t because of injury, but I had not officially signed up. Hmm, I wonder if I am remembering right, but I think every thing I paid I ran even if it was slow.
Your knee looked painful, you are tough to keep running.
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You are lucky. My knees looked worse than they were.
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you’re so hard core to run through a broken foot and bloody knees! i was a no-show for a half in Queens two years ago because i was just nahhhht into it, and i had to defer a marathon last year (and run it this year, so that was a yay!) b/c of an injury. i think i no-showed a Turkey Trot last year as well b/c of the freezing cold.
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