How do you know you're DFL?

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2004-08-11 1:27 PM

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Subject: How do you know you're DFL?
1. Your bike is the only one left when you get to T1. (This has never happened to me, but hey, everything else has!)

2. You have a police motorcycle escort on the bike.

3. He says encouraging things to you as you huff and puff along.

4. There are no Gu/Gel etc. left at the aid stations out of T2.

5. After you pass the aid station, they start breaking it down.

6. They start breaking down the aid station BEFORE you get there, but kindly save some water for you.

7. More than one volunteer runs to the finish with you, cheering you on.

8. As soon as you cross the finish line, they start breaking that down as well.

9. Your bike is the only sign that there was a triathlon. All the racks, other bikes, etc. have long since disappeared.

10. You may be DFL but at least you were not DNF or DNS.

Most of this happened to me at my last race, TBF Oly at Rancho Seco.
Race Report: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp...

2004-08-11 2:09 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
oh, been there baby!!

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2004-08-11 2:29 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
They ask you to pick up the cones while you're there.
2004-08-11 2:43 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
ROFL... That was good.

How about, they ask you to bring in the mile markers on your way to the finish line.
2004-08-11 2:56 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
In my last 10 mile race, after I crossed the line, I noticed that they already gave the prices to the winners, and the people were telling me, don't worry at least you finish the race, "good job" :p
2004-08-11 10:12 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
OMG that made me laugh so hard my asthma kicked back up!

Especially funny to me b/c just last night I told my husband that my goal in my upcoming 1/2 is "I wanna cross the finish line upright and under my own power, and I don't want to be DFL. But I'll accept upright and under my own power."

still chuckling...

2004-08-11 11:42 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
I got the pleasure of having the safety boat (firemen/EMT's) and 2 of the safety people on those long surf boards pace me out of the water. (got the pictures to prove it).
I felt like one of those guys crossing the English Channel with my own personal escort. I guess they just wanted to go home.

I guess I've experienced all of those on the list and some. I have also managed to not DNF or DNS.
2004-08-12 12:11 AM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
I had that happen with a 5K years ago. It never occurred to me that the reason the ambulance was behind me was because I was last! I have wised up since then As the race course was along a parade route in a larger community, I got lots of "high fives" as I finished. A captive audience waiting for the parade to start-as soon as that slow woman with the ambulance behind her gets off the road!!

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2004-08-12 12:11 AM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
Hey jchte, this happened to me at one of the splash and dash races in Tempe! I felt kinda bad for the kayak guy because it was hot that day. I was the last person on the run and they had closed up the aid station. But the nice part about all of it was that someone told the announcer that there was 1 person still left on the course and people came back to cheer for me as I crossed the finish line. I hated being last, but people were so nice to stay there and cheer me on.
2004-08-12 1:42 AM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
Robin;
Those S&D in Tempe are rough. That's where I was too. My wife got a photo of me crossing the finishing line, it was pretty funny. Not a sole in sight except me. This day a few really nice people stayed to congratulate me on finishing.

That race was Feb 28, I've improved a little bit since but I'm still a BOP'er (at least on the run)
2004-08-12 7:14 AM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
When the race photos are finally ready, you find yours and discover that the finish line clock had already been reset to 00:000!

2004-08-12 9:20 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
The best story about finishing last I have ever read came from Bob Babbitt's section in the book "Becoming an Ironman". It was about Michael Collins, son of the guy that started the Hawaii race. There were no time limits back then, so he was still running at 3 AM. The paperboy was delivering the morning paper that included the results of the race that michael was still running in. That is classic.
2004-08-12 10:21 PM
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Subject: RE: How do you know you're DFL?
TripleThreat - 2004-08-12 8:20 PM

The best story about finishing last I have ever read came from Bob Babbitt's section in the book "Becoming an Ironman". It was about Michael Collins, son of the guy that started the Hawaii race. There were no time limits back then, so he was still running at 3 AM. The paperboy was delivering the morning paper that included the results of the race that michael was still running in. That is classic.


Isn't that like reading the morning paper and finding your name in the obituary??
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