SURVEY: Have you ever DNFed, been DQed, or been DFL?

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DNF: Thrice, a 30K I thought I was healed but I was wrong and was hobblign at 12 miles, at the 2003 marathon from hell in Vegas I got on the bus at 20, and at a 10K I had a severe calf cramp at 5K of a point to point race and hitch-hiked to the finish.

DQ: Not running, but I was DQ'd for an illegal breast stroke kick in the 200IM in the state meet once.

DFL: In 1996 Hood to Coast my team was seeded with the elites in the last wave and we were DFL for the first 5 exchanges until we finally caught someone.

DQ: Baton drop at conference

Yes, I DNFed only once and at nationals in the 5K of all races. I had something seriously wrong with my glute/piriformis/lower back, and hadn't run in two weeks, but I was already qualified so my coach had me run anyway. I was in too much pain to even walk for a warmup, so I just went to the line, no warmup, and ran the first mile in the greatest amount of pain I have ever been in while running. Then I dropped out and could't run for the next two months.

DFLed at Penn Relays last year. Not the most fun experience in the world, haha. My coach thought I was ready for that level of competition...and I just wasn't.

Once got DQ'd for showing too much skin, if you know what I mean. As for DNF and DFL, I've got too many of those to talk about.

what does dfl stand for?

Same question--I don't know what DFL means.

As for DNF and DQ...

DNF--outdoor conference 10K three years back--damn knee! It had been acting up all season, and I took a month off, got back into running, it started acting up again, didn't run for 4 days before conference and decided to give it a try. Well, 2 miles in it started to act up. By the time I hit the 5K mark, it was excruciating.

DQ--nope

DFL = Dead Freaking (or similar) Last.

No DQs. A couple of recent track DFLs.

Maybe 10 DNFs (including one marathon).

when someone says they finished 2nd of 2 runners and they are DFL - figure it out

dead f***ing last

DFL = Dead F***ing Last. Never been DQed or DFL, but did drop out of a 30k trail race with blisters.

DNF - at my conference 5k. I had to give a pint of blood a week before the conference meet due to I was having surgury a few weeks later, and to be safe, the doctor wanted me to give some blood. I ran the first mile and just felt terrible and was in the back/close to last and fading fast so I just dropped out.

DQ'ed - at my state 1600 meter. Another runner and I collided due to pushing and shoving infront of us. We both got up and finished the race but for some reason the officials Dq'ed both of us for retaliation I beleive, im not really sure to be honest. All i know we were both DQ'ed...not that it really mattered since we both finished last and 2nd to last.

DNF: nope (thought about it in my first 50k though, but the thought of coming home with my tail between by legs as a quiter was worse than the pain of sticking it out)

DQ: nope, even got in a fist fight during a race and still wasn't DQ'ed (other guy dropped out).

DFL: nope, always been some poor soul even worse than I am even at conference in college.

DNF -- One time -- 1981 Columbus Marathon

DQ'd -- Nope.

DFL -- No way. No how. Was not even remotely a possibility in my competitive days that I would have sooner thought I'd win the lottery. Sorry if that sounds arrogant, but it's just the Truth Ruth.

DNF: West Regional XC my freshman year, sprained my ankle on a hole for a sprinkler, which I didn't see while I was running in a pack. Happend at about 2-3ish miles, kept limping further back until the aid cart picked me up.

DQ: Never been caught.

DFL: Thankfully no, I'm started in last numerous times, but never finished there.

DNF: West Regional XC my freshman year, sprained my ankle on a hole for a sprinkler, which I didn't see while I was running in a pack. Happend at about 2-3ish miles, kept limping further back until the aid cart picked me up.

DQ: Never been caught.

DFL: Thankfully no, I've started in last numerous times, but never finished there.

DFL-Don't think so, close at NY Games 5K but beat 1 guy

DQ'd-3 times all in indoor track(out of lane)including High school nationals 4x800

DNF'd- 3 times, always a sour taste after these, even though injury related

DNF- only one. I had meant to be racing national junior xc the day before but a blazing gas canister on the motorway up ahead meant I was stuck in near stationery (and it was for long periods!) traffic for about 6 hours, covering 2 miles in that time and all of this not more than 15 miles from my house! I was having back spasms when I finally got out of the car but as I was tapered and in my best shape ever I decided I was going to have a go at racing in a hilly HM the next day. Took off and was running fairly comfortably behind a 71 min guy (way faster than me usually but I was in hte form of my life here) kept with him for 4 miles but then my back started killing me. Every mile it hurt more and more and I was slowing majorly till at 8 miles (end of the second loop) I just had to stop and lie down till my back stopped aching.

DFL- got quite a few actually! Notable ones include my exploits at the hammer, discus and shot. Also a couple of 400m hurdles races. Basically we were a small team competing in the Southern premier Junior League and by filling in I notched up a fair few points. Also had a DFL at an inter area match when I was struggling to come back from injury but still nearly got one of the North guys. Not quite a DFL but similiar I finished 4th from last in my county schools championships (out of about 40-50), didn't run the next year but the next two years they took me to nationals as I was strong enough I would have qualified easily (went over 2 years from a 45 10k runner to about 35/6).

DNF - One time, recovering from sickness, thought I was good to go. About 6 laps into a 5k I just got really cold. Ended up almost passing out a lap later, thinking I was going to pass out, shivering on the ground. Not a pretty sight.

DFL - One time, but it was in a college 5k, with only 2 of us running it.