Category: race report
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Cocodona Race Report Part 5: Mt. Mingus to Jerome
Mingus Mountain to Jerome Aid Station (Mile 125.3) (17 miles w/ +1750ft of gain and -4,428ft of loss) On paper, this is a runner’s dream. A little up and a lot of down. But I had done my homework and knew that this was a section that many runners described as one of the hardest…
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Cocodona Race Report Part 4: Fain Ranch to Mingus Mountain
Fain Ranch to Mingus Mountain Camp Aid Station 108.3 miles (12.4 miles w/ +2,862ft of gain and -284ft of loss.) This section packed some punches. I was aware that the climb to Mingus was going to be tough. Very tough. Especially as it would come more than 100+ miles into the race. What I wasn’t…
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Cocodona 250 Race Report Part 3: Whiskey Row to Fain Ranch– Mile 96
Whiskey Row to Iron King Aid Station 90.7 miles (13.4 miles w/ +918ft of gain and -1,270ft of loss) Moving through Prescott in the heat of the day was not fun. There was nothing sexy about running on sidewalks with no shade, crossing busy intersections and then running uphill on Ruth St. for what felt…
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Cocodona 250 Race Report
Part 1 The 2024 Training Run: When I first decided to sign up for the Cocodona 250, I saw that they offered a training run that covered the first infamous 37-miles of the course from Black Canyon Ranch to Crown King. The section has been known to decimate runners before they even make it to…
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Erin Quinn 