DNF Diaries

Tara Dower and Arlee Hiskey

Every other week we bring you a wonderfully entertaining, low stakes, Absolutely no shame story of a DNF in the ultramarathon, sub ultra, FKT, or thru hike world.

37 Episodes

Chuck is very cold! (John Palmer secretly was too)
11/3/2026
1:01:08
A sleepless night in a tent is the longest night of your life.OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
Timed out not tapped out : KC Vermont 100 DNF
10/20/2026
1:00:04
OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
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period poops at Ouray 100
10/6/2026
1:05:17
OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
Mt. Shasta Sunk Cost Fallacy
9/23/2026
58:24
OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
2 stomach bugs pre race, WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!
9/9/2026
1:07:31
OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
Season 2 and SSRIs 🤪
8/25/2026
1:01:41
OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
RACHEL ENTREKIN DNFs TOO Y'ALL
5/19/2026
1:03:42
big shoutout to rachel for coming on our humble pod :) OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
ben's corn themed marathon was a disaster ..shocker! BUT he is a genius for using corn syrup as fuel 17g of CARBS per TBSP
5/5/2026
1:02:11
OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
The Origin Story of Scotty B Cash - Cold, Prepared and a Pack of Bears... and maybe 11 liters of water too
4/21/2026
53:55
Guest star Scotty B comes on the pod to share about his backpacking fails @scottbenerofe on instagramOMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/
maybe the real treasure was the cougar we stumbled upon along the way- anonymous Jordan
4/7/2026
49:26
AI cover art alert!!!!!! OMG check out our new cool fun totally hip substack for freeeee- https://dnfdiaries.substack.com/we made our instagram account- check it out for visual context-> @dnf.diaries https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/WELCOME FRIENDS TO DNF DIARIES! Arlee and I are honored to tell your stories of your DNF. Please review the podcast and share with your friends. It helps so much!If you would like to submit your own DNF story please write to our gmail account - [email protected]. The more details the better. ALL THE DETAILS PLEASE!! In the beginning of your email give a short (3 sentence) synopsis. We may reach out to get more info so please include a phone number or email account. Also pics pleasseeeFollow us on Socials!!!DNF DIARIES -https://www.instagram.com/dnf.diaries/Arlee- https://www.instagram.com/a.hisk/Tara- https://www.instagram.com/tara.dower/

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DNF Diaries

Tara Dower and Arlee Hiskey

37 Episodes

Chuck is very cold! (John Palmer secretly was too)

Timed out not tapped out : KC Vermont 100 DNF

period poops at Ouray 100

Mt. Shasta Sunk Cost Fallacy

2 stomach bugs pre race, WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!

Season 2 and SSRIs 🤪

RACHEL ENTREKIN DNFs TOO Y'ALL

ben's corn themed marathon was a disaster ..shocker! BUT he is a genius for using corn syrup as fuel 17g of CARBS per TBSP

The Origin Story of Scotty B Cash - Cold, Prepared and a Pack of Bears... and maybe 11 liters of water too

maybe the real treasure was the cougar we stumbled upon along the way- anonymous Jordan