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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…
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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…
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While You Were Sleeping: Cocodona 250 Race Recap Day 1
What A Day Cocodona 2025 started out with a bang. The speed of the runners out of the gate at Black Canyon Ranch was something to behold when you realize that this is not steeple chase but a 250-mile run through the desert, mountains, canyons and the sidewalks of some Arizona towns and cities. The…
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Cocodona 250 Barnburner: Race Preview
The only thing that could make this year’s Cocodona 250 more competitive would be if Killian Jornet and Katie Schide took a red-eye flight from Europe to Phoenix and snuck up to the starting line at Black Canyon Ranch. The list of people getting ready to bear down on the 5th annual Cocodona 250…
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Cocodona 250 Race Report Part 2
The Journey from Crown King to Whiskey Row Mile 77.3 Crown King to Arrastra Creek Station Mile 53 (16.4 miles +2,838ft of gain and -3,222ft of loss) I had left Crown King after about a 45-minute pitstop. It was 5:31pm and it was hard saying goodbye to my crew. I knew it would be a…
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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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Top 10 Favorite Podcasts on Ultrarunning
I love a top 10-list. Unless it’s about books and then I have a very difficult time. If I try to write a list about books, I want to get into genres and sub-genres and time-periods and authors and it becomes more of a spreadsheet only I don’t know how to create spreadsheets so more…
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Erin Quinn 