About this episode
The episode discusses strategies for the Cocodona 250 race, including lessons learned from past experiences and new approaches to pacing, sleep, and nutrition.
In this episode, I’m talking Cocodona 250 with Allison Powell, where things go from “best half marathon ever” to “walking a corpse to the finish line” in about 200 miles. We break down everything that went wrong last year, including cold, sleep mistakes, and just generally making questionable decisions for multiple days straight. Then we get into what we’re changing this time around, from pacing early to rethinking sleep and nutrition. We also solve Cocodona entirely with a new strategy: sleeping one minute every mile. Along the way we cover race strategy, fueling, electrolytes, and why going slower early might actually be the smartest move. If you’re running Cocodona 250, thinking about it, or just want to hear how things can go very wrong over a long distance, this one’s for you. Support our Sponsors: Sawyer: https://sawyerdirect.net/ Janji (code: Freeoutside): https://snp.link/a0bfb726 CS Coffee: CSinstant.coffee Garage Grown Gear: https://snp.link/db1ba8ab Subscribe to Substack: http://freeoutside.substack.com Support this content on patreon: HTTP://patreon.com/freeoutside Buy my book "Free Outside" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/39LpoSF Email me to buy a signed copy of…
People in this episode
Host: Jeff Garmire
Guest: Allison Powell
Topics covered
- Cocodona 250
- race strategy
- nutrition
- sleep management
- long-distance running
- pacing
Keywords
- Cocodona 250
- race strategy
- sleep mistakes
- nutrition
- electrolytes
- long-distance running
- pacing
- fueling
Sponsors
Sawyer, Janji, CS Coffee, Garage Grown Gear
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