Episode 487: Rachel Entrekin | Cocodona 250 Course Record
Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter
Zach Bitter
4.8 • 622 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Rachel Entrekin recently cemented her legacy in the growth of multiday trail ultramarathons with her outright course record and third win at the Cocodona 250. We talk about how her race played out, her life has changed since going pro earlier this year, and what her performance has taught us about the many variables to success at multiday ultramarathons.
For a full picture of Rachel's transition into professional ultra runner, please check out my previous episode with her, Episode 477: Cocodona 250 Ultra Champ | Rachel Entrekin
Rachel: rachelentrekin.substack.com | IG: @rachel__entrekin
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, it's funny. I guess you know you've made it when people start accusing you of doping, which I think is good. |
| 0:05.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:06.0 | But I do think a full-time job is too much, but I can't imagine just only doing this. Because even if I'm training six hours a day, okay, now what? Do I go home and watch TV? I don't think so. so. I think for me, I made a spreadsheet this year, and I think it was a huge waste of time, |
| 0:22.2 | because by crown peeing, I made a spreadsheet this year, and I think it was a huge waste of time, |
| 0:22.2 | because by crown peeing, I was already off. I can spend energy worrying about crap I can't control, |
| 0:27.9 | or can spend energy laughing at how everything is insane. Both this year and last year, I waited until |
| 0:32.5 | I absolutely had to sleep, and I wasted no time. I lied down on the ground. I was out within 10 seconds. I was, I barely had to sleep and I wasted no time. I lied down on the ground. |
| 0:38.4 | I was out within 10 seconds. |
| 0:40.4 | I barely had enough time to tell Robin, hey, give me seven minutes before I was like dead ass |
| 0:45.9 | asleep. |
| 0:46.7 | And then by the time she woke me up seven minutes later, it was like, all right, I'm ready |
| 0:50.0 | to go. |
| 0:53.7 | Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Human Performance Outliers podcast with Zach Bitter. |
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