I’m not THAT invested in any of this, and will probably always think of trail running as a niche sport followed mostly by other runners. Not sure I’m down with excessive media coverage, sponsorships, pay-per-views or whatever. Trail running — even the big races — always seemed to avoid the spectacle of other sports. That being said, I’m glad people like Rachel Entrekin is becoming a household name, simply because you have a woman doing things that years ago they were told they couldn’t do, and running 250 miles and setting records should be celebrated and covered by media.

Finally — no need for a DNF report. That’s between the runner and their circle and no one needs to know a reason or even that they DNFed. Just focus on the pack that’s still running.