| 1. | I was injured | 7 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 2. | I could not find any Kenyans to draft off of. | 5 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 3. | I thought I was running an ultra and could not find my drop-bag. | 5 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 4. | I undertrained | 5 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 5. | Oh, and heat. | 5 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 6. | Plus injuries that caused me to miss training | 5 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 7. | That was always my problem | 5 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 8. | Two words - Weak bladder. | 5 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 9. | I am all trunk and no legs. | 4 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 10. | I ran the tiny International run yesterday | 4 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 11. | I thought Taper was a small nocturnal animal that ate bugs. | 4 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 12. | I walked too much the day before | 4 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 13. | I was raised not to be a show-off. | 4 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 14. | Genetics | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 15. | I am asthmatic. | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 16. | I didn't get my pre-game pint of Guinness! | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 17. | I don't do anything fast until mid afternoon. | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 18. | I want to get the most value for my entry fee. | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 19. | I was disoriented by the jugglers and the running Elvi. | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 20. | Running slow gives me more time to commune with nature. | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 21. | The Girls of Wellesley | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
| 22. | The restaurant closed their kitchen early | 3 | ↑ | ↓ |
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