Health and Sports: Take the L

Take the L

By slowrunner - 22/04/2009 13:20 - United States

Today, I was running the 100m sprint in a track meet. Me and another girl were tied for dead last. When we finished, she complained, "It's so embarrassing how slow I am today. I have shin splints. What happened to you?" I was actually running my hardest. FML

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By ThatGuyWhoRolled - 05/01/2023 14:00 - United Kingdom - Cambridge

Today, I was up against two others in a 120m race on my school's sports day. Unexpectedly, I heard my name being chanted from most of the classes watching and well, this made me want to win so much that I leaned forward too much whilst running and ended up tripping and rolling on the track. I heard loud sighs after. FML

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By Lily - 09/10/2018 17:30

Today, I did a sprint in gym class. Despite being the skinniest in the class, I ran slower than everyone else, including two morbidly obese people. FML

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By bhnja_ - 18/04/2013 20:34 - Philippines - Mandaue

Today, I got cut from my track team. My coach told me it was because my sprints were "too fast" for his liking. Huh? FML

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By Fluffy - 11/01/2012 12:51 - United States

Today, I had to run a timed mile. I'm terrible at running. During the run, I thought I was doing a good job. That is, until the teacher told me to stop because I was three laps behind everyone else. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/09/2013 17:28 - United States - Dell Rapids

Today, my entire gym class had to run the 1600 with our coach calling out finishing times. My finishing time was reported as "3 days short of a year." FML

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By Out Ran - 16/02/2010 06:32 - United States

Today, while running, I sped up to show off for a cute female runner I'd seen before up ahead. I passed her and not more than a minute later she sprints past me. I couldn't catch up. She not only out ran me, but waited to tell me it was a 'nice try'. FML

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By luvs2spooge89 - 01/05/2013 14:27 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I went on a run. Going a decent pace, I passed a woman walking her dog. I joked, "C'mon! Keep up!" Thirty feet later I stepped in mud, rolled my ankle and fell. The woman walked by as I lay in agony, and told me to keep up. FML

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Good cause, bad knees

By Anonymous - 15/10/2023 22:00

Today, I took part in a charity run for a good cause. I'd trained for months and showed up, only to trip and fall flat on my face at the starting line. I spent the rest of the race with scraped knees and a bruised ego. FML

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Run home

By Anonymous - 12/06/2013 14:56 - United States

Today, I ran the mile in gym class. I was the second to last person to finish, and I was left panting and feeling faint. When the teacher found out I hadn't come in dead last, he accused me of skipping a lap and is now making me rerun the entire thing. FML

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By DMO - 07/07/2009 05:26 - United States

Today, I decided to get back into shape and go for a run. With a 1/4 mile left to run, I saw a hot chick a block ahead of me running. Trying to show off I ran hard and passed her stopping just outside my complex. I started to throw up right as she came past me because I had run so hard to pass her. FML

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panda_bear511 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 20:01

Wow... Hm... I don't really know what to say but that is... sad I am sorry (Also, NO ONE CARES IF YOU'RE FIRST. So shut up)

susie1234_5678 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 20:08

Don't worry, you will improve!! I was in track and cross country and used to lose every single race, but I kept improving every year and I started doing really well! That's the thing about running, you really see AMAZING improvements. Have fun and believe in yourself!! Pushing your body will make you improve fastest. (And don't run too much because you might get flat foot like I did :S)

Comments

purplemagnet 0

Saturday 9 May 2009 20:51

Its really stupid when people say that a persons FML is not an FML...who are you to decide when a person feels like shit...If it felt like the worst thing ever in the moment..even if you look at the bigger picture and it turns out its not so bad. It is still an FML worth sharing at that moment when it feels like everything is crashing down. So people who claim that they are the high authorative when deciding what is an FML and what isn't are just Full of Shit. I mean isn't this forum basically about relating your experiences to others and having them give you some advice and maybe laughing at how ****** up EVERYONES life is. SO so what if you heard it before, that doesn't mean that it wasn't a very important thing in someones life. I know this isn't the best story to comment this on but people on this site were really getting on my nervings. I mean if you think about it we are all either waiting to die and living to our fullest or somewhere in between, so stop thinking that your problems matter more than other peoples...they don't.

feelingblue 0

Thursday 28 May 2009 8:10

its okay you will get better!:))

imhated 0

Tuesday 16 June 2009 3:11

That's embarassing!!

tomreaper 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 9:10

shes probably just sayin that so she doesnt look bad. besides, the 100 meter dash usual has a few heats, so you might not be the slowest ones

WFMS 0

Friday 17 July 2009 22:25

it's ok I always lose at that race. but I'm a thrower and they just put me in races since our team has like 6 people

soxrock30 0

Wednesday 19 August 2009 4:33

weight lifting, and playing soccer works wonders...i went from jv to varsity in one year after doing so, and managed to get on the state honor roll for the 100 m dash just keep working :)