Gear designed to race 250 miles across the Arizona desert. Welcome to Cocodona 250, it's not for the faint of heart.
Field Team Athlete
Callie Vinson
What was your peak weekly mileage while training for 2025 Cocodona?
Peak week is usually around 70-80 miles. I'm a low mileage runner, but it works for me!
What's the biggest mental shift you have to make to tackle a 250-mile distance?
Patience. Sure it's a race and yes you're on the clock, but when you're moving that slow and steady for that long of time — and taking naps along the way — you gotta have patience to enjoy the whole journey.
What's one training mistake to avoid at all costs?
Not training the gut. To go far, you gotta take in a lot. But if the stomach isn't ready for all the calories and hydration needed to keep moving, it's gonna be a bad time.
Field Team Athlete
Harry Šubertas
What was your peak weekly mileage while training for 2025 Cocodona?
My biggest week was 106 miles with 46k feet of vert, otherwise I average around 80miles per week.
What's the biggest mental shift you have to make to tackle a 250-mile distance?
Monotony and being comfortable spending very long hours with my own thoughts. I usually run the same loop for hours to get used to boredom. I have a small 2.5-mile loop that gains over 1k feet or a 10-mile loop that's very similar to Cocodona terrain and I just lap one of them for hours.
What's one training mistake to avoid at all costs?
Not training with a full pack or gear that you would be using at race, especially for Cocodona. 4L of water makes a huge difference in how pack feels.
Field Team Athlete
Jeff Garmire
What was your peak weekly mileage while training for 2025 Cocodona?
Peak mileage was 104 miles with 15k feet of vertical gain.
What's the biggest mental shift you have to make to tackle a 250-mile distance?
You just have to give up trying to think about the ending and break it into chunks. It's too far to comprehend.
What's one training mistake to avoid at all costs?
