SeanC wrote: it would be 'found 3' not 'retired' or 'disqualified', or 'that was well beyond my physical comfort zone'
I am not sure. For the woman who finished, it would be "found only 3 and forced to quit just when I was starting to figure it out" versus "found it tougher than I expected but persevered and found them all". I don't think I'd be happier in the first scenario.