What Endurance Sports Teaches Us About Being Human
Rachel Entrekin beat every runner and slept just 19 minutes as she won the 250-mile race in 56:09:48.
- On Wednesday, endurance athlete Rachel Entrekin became the first woman to win the Cocodona 250 overall in Flagstaff, Arizona, setting a course record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 48 seconds.
- Entrekin, 34, achieved three pre-race goals with assistance from sports scientist Emily Arrell of Precision Fuel & Hydration, who engineered a fueling strategy targeting 60 grams of carbohydrates hourly while she slept just 19 minutes total.
- She outperformed men's record holder Kilian Korth, who finished in 57:28:36. Race organizers announced a runner "experienced a serious medical emergency" and died; competitors Courtney Dauwalter and Megan Eckert finished sixth and eighth overall.
- Broadcaster Hilary Yang told ABC News Entrekin "truly just smashed" the men's record. Entrekin added, "I think women can do anything, and I'm happy that this race has been able to kind of put an exclamation point behind that sentence."
- Ultrarunning has seen increased focus on nutrition and mental strategy in recent years. Entrekin's reliance on her "Why not you?" mantra demonstrated that confidence is not a prerequisite for action, reshaping competitive expectations in the sport.
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Alabamian makes history as first woman to win 250-mile ultramarathon
Dr. Rachel Entrekin, a Birmingham native and graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, not only won the women’s division of the annual Cocodona 250-mile ultramarathon in Arizona, she won overall at a record-setting time.
Woman wins the Cocodona 250 Ultramarathon in record time
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (CBS, KYMA) - American elite ultramarathon runner Rachel Entrekin made history Wednesday as she became the first woman to finish 1st overall at Cocodona 250 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The 34-year-old also set a new course record, completing the 250-mile race in 56:09:48. Kilian Korth came in at second place and set a men’s course record of 57:28:36, according to reports. Footage here shows Entrekin running with a pack of supporters …
The Ultramarathon Cocodona in Arizona brings participants to their limits – physically as well as psychologically. Rachel Entrekin was on the road for three days and almost without sleep. With her performance, the 34-year-old story has written. After more than 407 kilometers of Arizona, about 12,000 meters of altitude and not even 20 minutes of sleep, the Ultrarunner Rachel Entrekin even had a final sprint. Videos show her emotional finish at th…
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