Coping with Your First DNF as an Ultrarunner: What I learned from the San Diego 100
There’s a quiet arrogance that creeps in when things are going well. You stack up finishes, nail your training blocks, and start to believe you’ve got the 100-mile formula cracked. That was me heading into the 2025 San Diego 100. Feeling bulletproof after five straight 100-mile finishes and a shiny 3rd-place at my last 50.…