How Becs Gentry Walked Away from Road Racing - and Fell Back in Love with Running

How Becs Gentry Walked Away from Road Racing - and Fell Back in Love with Running

From Set the Pace by New York Road Runners

May 21, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 166

About this episode

Becs Gentry discusses her journey of stepping away from road racing and rediscovering her love for running through trail and ultra events.

This week, Rob turns the mic on Becs to talk about her next adventure. Becs opens up about the highs and lows she’s experienced with running since completing the Great World Race over a year ago. She shares how she stepped away from road racing, rediscovered her love of the sport through trail and ultra running, and embraced a less pressure-filled approach to training and competition. After years away from the trails, Becs returned to the sport by taking on the Napa Valley Trail Marathon in March, followed by the Canyons 50K in April. Check out this episode to hear about her journey into the ultrarunning world, how she’s adapting her Peloton classes to reflect the challenging elevation of trail racing, and her next challenge.  WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE! FOLLOW NYRR: Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTube SUPPORT: Support the Set the Pace podcast! If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . DISCLAIMER See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Rob

Guest: Becs Gentry

Topics covered

  • running
  • ultrarunning
  • trail running
  • personal journey
  • training
  • competition

Keywords

  • Becs Gentry
  • running
  • trail running
  • ultrarunning
  • Napa Valley Trail Marathon
  • Canyons 50K
  • training
  • competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Road Runners

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