This is a very interesting in-depth article by Dennis Young, who interviewed 16 of the DFL finishers from the US Olympic Marathon Trials including at least two Olympians, one athlete who was high on marijuana and one who cut off hef cast prior to the start. Do you agree that DFL is preferred to DNF? Talk about it on our forum:
*MB: True or false: For most, DNF (Did Not Finish) is preferable to DFL. Certainly that’s the case at the U.S. Olympic Trials
‒Tom McGlynn, the last place finisher at the 2007 US Olympic Marathon Trials, talking to Dennis Young who has written an incredible article where he interviewed 16 of the DFL finishers at the US Olympic Marathon Trials. He even interviewed some DNFers like LetsRun's Weldon Johnson.
MB: True or false: For most, DNF (Did Not Finish) is preferable to DFL. Certainly that’s the case at the U.S. Olympic Trials