Randi Zuckerberg on Running Cocodona 250 TWICE, Baja FKT & Achieving a Marathon PR at 44
About this episode
Randi Zuckerberg discusses her impressive achievements in ultra running and marathon racing after a long hiatus.
Randi Zuckerberg is best known as the sister of Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, but in the ultra running world, she's building a reputation entirely her own. After a 20-year running hiatus, Randi returned to the sport in 2023 and has since completed two Cocodona 250s, set the overall FKT on the Baja Sur Trail, and run a marathon PR at the Boston Marathon... all at age 44.In this episode, Jessy Carveth sits down with Randi to unpack her remarkable spring of racing, the mental and physical strategies behind her 10-hour Cocodona improvement, and how she balances life as an entrepreneur, mother of three, and elite ultra runner.Chapters:0:00 Teaser: Using AI and a donkey to solve a hydration crisis0:33 Intro — Who is Randi Zuckerberg?1:54 How the body is holding up after a jam-packed spring3:02 From Facebook Live pioneer to ultra runner4:14 Quick fire questions (coffee, road vs. trail, headphones)4:51 The 20-year running hiatus and comeback story8:38 Why an entrepreneur's mindset is perfect for ultra running11:31 The Double Boston: 5K with her son + marathon PR16:12 Cocodona 250 Year 2: How she cut 10+ hours off her time19:29 Sleep strategy: 40 hours awake, 125 miles before first…
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