2 stomach bugs pre race, WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!

[upbeat music] Hello, friends.

Welcome to DNF Diaries.

Every other week, we bring you a wonderfully entertaining, low stakes, absolutely no shame story of a DNF in the ultramarathon, sub ultra, FKT, or thru-hike world.

For those that are not familiar, DNF stands for dogs not feet.

Actually means did not finish.

Dogs usually have feet.

[laughs]

We are accepting DNF stories through our email, dnfconfessions@gmail.com, or you can slide into our DMs on Instagram at dnf.diaries.

Please send us your story about quitting an endurance effort.

If you'd like to be kept anonymous, we can make that happen.

And without further ado, I am Arleigh Hiskey, and my chosen adventure right now is starting a run with a headlamp.

[laughs]

Tara, who are you? [laughs]

My name is Tara Dower.

[gasps]

And my chosen adventure is picking up mystery packages at my mailbox.