Cocodona 250 results: Rachel Entrekin makes history as first female overall winner

Rachel Entrekin made ultrarunning history when she became the first woman to win the overall title at the iconic Cocodona 250.

The American star has won the women’s race in this epic 254-mile point-to-point ultramarathon through central Arizona in each of the last two years, shattering the female course record in 2025 with her time of 63 hours, 50 minutes and 55 seconds.

But this year was something even more special as she beat not only every other competitor – female and male – but also went way under the overall course record as she won by over an hour.

Endurance masterclass

It was a performance for the ages – the previous best was 58 hours, 47 minutes and 18 seconds, set last year by Dan Green. This year, 34-year-old Entrekin stopped the clock in 56 hours and nine minutes.

Rachel Entrekin wins Cocodona 250 2026 — Rachel Entrekin [Cocodona 2026 photo credit: @scottrokisphoto | @howiesternphoto | @_anastasiawilde]

She took the lead relatively early – our report on the first 24 hours is here – and then gradually pulled clear of her rivals.

Kilian Korth did close to within a few minutes at one stage but Entrekin looked strong throughout and in the final 50 miles she had moved around two hours clear.

One for the ages

And this was a stacked field too – the fellow headliner alongside Entrekin was ultrarunning GOAT Courtney Dauwalter in what was only her second attempt at this extreme distance.

She finished as second female and sixth overall.

Korth was second overall behind Entrekin and the men’s winner in a time of 57:32.

The spotlight was quite rightly on Entrekin after a ground-breaking victory and not long after crossing the finish line she said: “I feel fine, that was insane – thank you so much to everyone for the support.”

She barely stopped at the 21 aid stations en route and pretty much went without sleep from the start at 5am local time on Monday morning through to Wednesday afternoon: “My goal this year was not to stop in the van and only have dirt naps – and I did that! I slept five minutes, then seven minutes, then seven minutes.”

The reaction was immediate and you can get a flavour below, men’s ultra legend Kilian Jornet among the first to congratulate her, simply saying: “Chapeau 🙌🙌🙌”.