DNS: Did Not Show (as in registered for a race and didn't show up to run it)
DNF: Did Not Finish and/or Did Nothing Fatal
DFL: Dead Friggin' Last, Dead F****** Last, Dang Fine Lady : )
Long Run: Your longest run of the week.
Out-And-Back: A Run that returns the same way you went out.
Single Track: A Trail wide enough for just for a single runner
Switch-Back: A trail that zig-zags, in order words, changes direction, say going to the left for a while, then turns to the right, the left and so forth.
Taper: Gradually cutting back mileage in the weeks prior to a big race.
Technical: A trail that takes a good deal of concentration to traverse because of its difficult terrain.
Whacked: (my own term) someone who is a little crazy, not psycho-crazy, but someone who will run for more than 6 hours. Someone who will go even more into debt just to renew their gym membership. Someone who would glady spend all day at the gym if they could, or better yet, someone who would put on a pack and go out running all day long if they could. That is what I think of when I say "whacked."
