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  • The Middle Miles

    The Middle Miles

    I woke up today feeling frantic. The only part of Christmas I have engaged in was to purchase a wreath from the local church bazar. No presents, no stockings, no poinsettias, no holiday sparkle. As I wrote in my journal—something I usually do first thing in the morning, I realized that I had this odd… Read more

  • DFL (Dead Fucking Last)

    DFL (Dead Fucking Last)

    I was at Thanksgiving dinner at my mom’s house when I received a text from an athlete I coach. She had just completed the local Turkey Trot. She sent me a picture she and her sister at the finish and said how happy she was with the time she ran. I congratulated her and thought… Read more

  • The Thing About Goggins

    The Thing About Goggins

    Running the Bigfoot 200 with David Goggins I had noticed that David Goggins was on the Ultra Signup list for the Bigfoot 200—a wild and rugged 200-mile point-to-point race that traverses remote trails in the Cascade Mountain Range in Washington State. I would check the list from time to time to see how many women… Read more

  • Jeff Garmire becomes the 1st Runner to Finish all 5 Cocodona 250’s

    Jeff Garmire becomes the 1st Runner to Finish all 5 Cocodona 250’s

    Jeff Garmire, host of The Free Outside Podcast, has crossed the finish line at Heritage Square in dowtown Flagstaff, AZ to become the first 5x finisher of the Cocodona 250. Not only is this race an enormous accomplishment to complete once, but Garmire has now done it every year since its inaugural year in 2021.… Read more

  • Rachel Entrekin sets a new Cocodona 250 Course Record & Becomes a 2x Champion and CocoQueen

    Rachel Entrekin sets a new Cocodona 250 Course Record & Becomes a 2x Champion and CocoQueen

    Rachel Entrekin has become the only person to ever win back-to-back Cocodona 250 championships. She is officially the COCOQUEEN, setting a new course record in a time of 63 hours and 51 minutes. Entrekin, 33, of Colorado, took over the women’s lead after ultrarunning superstar, Courtney Dauwalter dropped out of the race at mile 108… Read more

  • Let It Rain… Cocodona 250 Race Update: Rachel Entrekin & Dan Green in the Lead

    Let It Rain… Cocodona 250 Race Update: Rachel Entrekin & Dan Green in the Lead

    Welcome to Day 2 of the Cocodona 250 BREAKING UPDATE! Callie Vinson, fan favorite has dropped according to Chris Worden who got word from her partner Scott Traer We’ve also learned from Hilary Yang that Michael Versteeg has dropped in Sedona, mile 163, after being in the top 5 for most of the race. It… Read more