Rachel Entrekin joins the show to discuss how 200 mile racing strategy has changed, what it now takes to compete at the front of the sport, and her transition to being a full time professional in the sport.

Timestamps:

01:15 Burrito League, community running, and doing silly things for fun
06:30 Transitioning to life as a full-time professional runner
12:00 Recovery, sleep, and why high mileage feels different now
15:30 Training and connecting with other 200-mile athletes
19:30 Confidence, humility, and learning to own performance
23:00 Trash talk, entertainment, and race build-up narratives
27:00 Cocodona 250 dynamics and racing alone at the front
32:00 Gender categories and competitiveness in 200-mile racing
36:00 Why conservative racing no longer works
41:00 Tactical lessons learned from Mammoth 200
45:00 What it will take to win future 200-mile races
49:00 Advice for athletes debuting at the 200-mile distance
56:00 Studying live streams and learning from the sport
1:01:00 Vibe-based racing versus optimization
1:06:30 Longevity, visibility, and a late-career breakthrough
1:10:00 Old-school racing culture and the Plain 100

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