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How Rachel Entrekin Led a ‘Paradigm Shift’ and Became the First Woman to Win Cocodona 250 Outright

Runner's World·Runner's World·24 days ago
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Rachel Entrekin had three goals for the Cocodona 250 Mile . None of them were just for her. The first was for the women’s competitors to finish close to the 60-hour mark. The second was for a woman to place in the top three overall. And the third was to have three women finish in the top 10. She went 3/3. Early Monday morning, Entrekin, 34, set out for 250 miles through central Arizona. By Wednesday afternoon, she finished in a new course record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 48 seconds, becoming the first woman to win the race overall. It was a historic moment in women’s ultrarunning. Not only did Entrekin win outright, but behind her were Courtney Dauwalter, who finished sixth overall, and Megan Eckert, who was eighth. Cocodona, while only in its sixth year of existence, has already become a popular ultra, and women were at the center. “None of [the goals], I guess, necessarily belonged to me,” Entrekin told Runner’s World on Friday.…

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