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What is it like to DNF?

RUNNER'S WORLD UK
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Racing is hard. At some point, there will probably be a race that you won't be able to finish and how you reach that point and respond to it, can make all the difference to your relationship with running. Of the back of her first DNF at a 100k race, Ali Ball joins us to discuss her first Did Not Finish and what it meant to her. Learn more about your ad ch ... Show More
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