The Dreaded DNF: When You Should Quit a Race and How to Get Over It

Have you ever gotten a DNF? Sometimes quitting in the middle of a
race is undoubtedly the right thing to do. Other times, you will
be full of regret when you do. Either way, it will sting for a
while.


On today’s Run to the Top Podcast, Coach Claire talks about the
dreaded DNF. She speaks from personal experience on this one,
because she’s been there. She’ll go over:


when it’s a really good idea to stop a race, 

when you should probably push on try to finish, and 

how to get over a DNF and get back to better racing in the
future.



If you’ve ever DNFd or if you haven’t (yet!), preparing yourself
for how to manage now while help you make a better decision on
race day!
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