Rachel Entrekin Runs On Joy: How She Won The Cocodona 250 Outright By Letting Go Of The Outcome

**Rich Roll** (0:01)
You know that moment when a long day ends and now you're just trying to cram gear into your car, muddy shoes, groceries, bags, all of it competing for the same cramped space? Well, Rivian just solves that, because these vehicles were clearly designed by people who actually live full, messy, real lives. You got a front trunk, separate storage for whatever you want to keep it protected. If you're in the R1T truck, there's an ingenious gear tunnel, basically a built-in mudroom for wet, sandy, dirty, anything. And in the R1S, that's what I drive, it's a full three row SUV. So you've got tons of room for tossing in your everyday gear. Or you can fold the seats flat for hauling big things, or even turning it into a sleeping setup for camping. It's not just about more room, it's about a vehicle that adapts to your life without friction. And once you have that, it's hard to go back. See how much you can fit in a Rivian at rivian.com.
This episode is brought to you by Mill, which I gotta tell you is pretty much the coolest and the most utilitarian piece of tech innovation that I've come across in a long time, as well as my favorite addition to our kitchen and our home. Mill is the odorless, effortless, fully automated food recycler. You put everything in, scraps, leftovers, things you wouldn't normally compost, and while you sleep, it transforms it into dry, shelf stable grounds. You can use the grounds in your garden, add them to curbside compost, or Mill can even pick them up and get them to a small farm for you.
In addition to being super easy to use, quiet and aesthetically gorgeous, Mill can process up to 10 pounds overnight and you don't have to empty it for weeks.
So if you're somebody who cares about living a little bit more sustainably, but without the burdensome hassle, then Mill, I gotta tell you, I think this is your answer. It just quietly does the job, a great job, in fact, a great job at doing good. Try Mill risk free for 90 days and get $75 off at mill.com/richroll and use code Richroll.

**Rachel Entrekin** (2:18)
There's 400 people and you're all just trying to make it to Flagstaff. You're battling the weather, you're battling fatigue, wildlife, you're battling all the uncertainty that comes with going that far.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:28)
We want and only Rachel Entrekin, the first woman ever to win the entire field at the Coca-Dona 250

**Rich Roll** (2:35)
One of the most absolutely mind boggling athletic feats of 2026

**Rachel Entrekin** (2:39)
Things got really hard physically. You can choose the attitude that you want to have. I did not have a single placement goal, I did not have a time goal, those were my goals, to have a better attitude at the finish line. If I choose to be grateful to the experience itself, I'm going to perform better, no matter what. Why can't I be the one leading? Why not just take what I've earned?

**Rich Roll** (3:07)
All right, Rachel, it's so good to finally meet you. I'm so excited to have you here. For people that don't know, I just want to set the stage. You just won this crazy race called Cocadona 250
It's the third time in a row that you've won it. But this time, you ran seven hours faster than last year.

**Rachel Entrekin** (3:26)
I guess so, I don't know.

**Rich Roll** (3:27)
56 hours.
You not only won the women's race, you won the race outright. You beat all the men. I think you beat Killian Korth by over an hour, the men's champion, who also broke the men's record. How did you do this? How did you pull off this unbelievable feat?

**Rachel Entrekin** (3:48)
Well, it has been three years in the making, because the first year I did Cocadona, it was not as easy as this time was.

**Rich Roll** (3:57)
It was easier to go seven hours faster this year.

**Rachel Entrekin** (4:00)
I guess it's all relative, right?
But yeah, my first year, I didn't know how nutrition worked. I didn't know how to sleep. I didn't know what the course was like, so I didn't know how to pace on it. I had just heard a lot of things about the first 35 miles are really hard, so you have to go slow. And I didn't know anything, and so I listened to those and I paced inappropriately. I didn't fuel enough. I bonked really hard at about the halfway point. And then I had to take about three hours off the course just to get my life together. And then I did too much salt, which you can do and it's terrible.