Episode 44: Cocodona Mile 176 to the Finish: Left on Birch

Made it! The final stretch. Mile 176 to the finish line at Heritage Square in Flagstaff.This episode covers the solo section through the Foxboro habitat where I was navigating a tracker scare, chatting with a woman from the UK named Jen, and trying out AirPods for exactly 30 minutes before deciding music just isn't my thing out there. Then Amanda, my very first athlete and longest client, shows up at Munds Park to pace me through the coldest night of the entire race. We talk about who she was when she first came to me and who she was that night in the dark, and I will just say she crushed it.From there it's Cat coming back for a second leg, egg and bacon burritos at Walnut Canyon that I absolutely inhaled, Meg pacing me seven miles we both remember fondly, and Wayne, if you've watched the Golden Hour you know, who we passed about a mile from Wildcat Hill. Then it's the gear check, the buckle moment I didn't see coming, and 19 miles solo over Mount Elden in the dark with nothing but a headlamp and some hallucinations for company.In this episode:The solo Foxboro section, a tracker scare, and 30 minutes of AirPods before I gave up on music entirelyAmanda, my first athlete, pacing me through the coldest night and every dirt nap in betweenCrying on a hill because I was just tired and Amanda not saying a word, just keeping me movingRenee at Fort Tuthill, five minutes before her own race start, and why that hug hit so hardCat coming back a second time knowing she'd miss my finish for her son's piano recitalEgg and bacon burritos at Walnut Canyon and the moment I just completely lost all table mannersMeeting Meg for the first time at mile 227 and how easy it wasWayne and the ultra lean, if you know you knowThe gear check guy who told me to go get my buckle when I left the aid stationMount Elden in the dark, alone, hallucinating ships, legs shaking on the edgeLeft on Birch and everything that came after itWhat 253.4 miles actually taught me about time goals, gratitude, and showing up for peopleEnjoying the show?If this episode resonated, share it with a friend. Make sure you’re following or subscribed so you don’t miss future episodes. Ratings and reviews help more than you know.Follow me on InstagramVisit my website: www.sunrisetrailscoaching.comWant to work together? Learn about 1:1 CoachingFree guide: What’s In My Pack? Download here