Welcome back or welcome to the Single Trek podcast.

I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and at long last, Rachel Entrickon joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation.

I doubt for this audience, she needs an introduction, but Rachel has had a brilliant career in the sport that spans all the way back to the early 2010s.

However, 2025 was the year she sort of received international attention and appreciation

after a season that included wins at Cocodona, High Loansome and the Mammoth.

Anyways, covered a lot in this one, including how racing strategy is rapidly changing in the 200-mile

scene, how she thinks about open sourcing versus closed-sourcing, her training and raising insights as this sport gets more competitive and her transition to being a full-time

pro in the sport.

You will notice that this conversation begins and ends abruptly.

Late in the conversation, we talk a bunch on other topics outside running, including

her upbringing in the south and possibly going over to

Bhutan later this year for something called the Snowman Race. However, we unfortunately had some

internet connectivity and data storage issues that unfortunately lost that content. No worries. I look

forward to many more conversations with Rachel in the future. Before we get into the episode, a quick word about precision hydration, the official nutrition

partner of the single track podcast.

I've said this before, but what I appreciate most about precision is how practical their

approach is.

They're not trying to sell you a one-size-fits-all product.

Everything starts with understanding your needs, how much you sweat, how much

sodium you lose, how many carbs you actually take in per hour. That's why I keep pointing people

to their free fuel and hydration planner. You answer a few questions about your body, your pace,

the conditions you're racing in, and it gives you this clear, realistic plan you can actually

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