Hello, welcome back to the podcast. I am live coming from Flagstaff again. It is just a

handful of days after the Kokadona 250 race. And consequently, McKenzie is finishing up her sophomore

year here at NAU.

And so I just decided to stay, recover a little bit, and then McKenzie and I are going to drive home.

So Eddie, hello from Flagstaff.

Yo, I am again in Huntington Beach, and you are not in my presence physically, physically.

No, no.

Yeah, I know I'm stoked to have you guys back, you guys cruise home and on Wednesday.

So that'd be good to have you and McKenzie back.

McKinsey be back for the summer and have a full family for a little bit, which would be nice. Yeah, I feel like, and I know McKenzie's excited about it too. It's been a long season of training for Kokadona. It's kind of been the focus for the last five months. I've spent a lot of time up here in Flagstaff, putting in some time on the course and

just getting my body prepared for the race. So now I feel like this part of my season is over,

and we're looking forward to what's next, which is Badwater 135. But before we go full speed

ahead there, I thought, you know, might as well just get into the race recap while it's still fresh on my mind, while I'm still feeling it in my body.

Yeah, I'm excited to share with everyone the experience that we had, Eddie, because you very much experienced it in a special way for yourself.

You and I were just talking before we pressed record how difficult it is to crew 200s.

I think almost like in a deceptive way because the race distance itself is still something

that's growing and we're trying to understand

how to train for it and race for it. It's a niche distance, which is gained so much attention

and growth just in the last few years. And one thing that I have noticed just talking with

friends and other pros that are racing

it is sometimes the exhaustion and the unknowns about crewing because it's definitely not

the same as crewing of 100.

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