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There's no shame in stopping. Sounds like you were hypothermic, which is a common reason for DNFs. From my experience, I would say that you wouldn't have been
by dogruck 9y ago
There's no shame in stopping. Sounds like you were hypothermic, which is a common reason for DNFs.
From my experience, I would say that you wouldn't have been able to continue even if you needed to.
Also, always beware of the spectrum. Some people would say running for 17 hours is impossible. Others would say they shivered uncontrollably at 17 hours and roughed out 3 more hours before dropping. Others still would hit 24 hours and wish they could keep going.
- zimpenfish 9y ago> There's no shame in stopping. Oh, I know. I was there primarily to support a 100-miler anyway which made the decision a lot easier. > I would say that you wouldn't have been able to continue even if you needed to. Yeah, I spent the next couple of hours just slumped under a table trying to get warm and eat food.
- dogruck 9y agoThat's awesome. I hope it's clear that I'm not hating. I'm sure you'll always have great memories of that day, and hopefully of similar days in the future. Life's good out there.
- dogruck 9y agoExcellent motivational speech -- skip to the 6 minute mark: https://youtu.be/b3q0dvwEmsQ https://youtu.be/b3q0dvwEmsQ