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We’ve all bought into this idea that you have to suffer for anything worth having.
That the people who do extraordinary things are just built different. Wired for it in some way the rest of us aren’t. And we run a quieter version of that story in our own heads every day: if you want to do something remarkable, you’d better be ready to hurt for it.
But what if we’ve got it backwards? What if the joy isn’t the prize you get for winning. What if it’s the whole reason you win in the first place.
My guest today is Rachel Entrekin, and she just did something the sport is still trying to make sense of. At this year’s Cocodona 250, she didn’t just win the women’s race for the third year running. She won the whole thing. Beat every man out there, broke the course record by over an hour, and did it on 19 minutes of sleep across 56 hours. The clip of her coming into the finish, fresh-faced and grinning like she’d barely started, went everywhere.
But ask Rachel and she’ll tell you the win isn’t the interesting part.
A few years back she crossed that same line flat and sad, negative, with nothing left in the tank. Then she watched the second-place woman come in glowing and grateful, everything Rachel wanted to be – that wasn’t who she’d been when things got hard. So she changed the whole goal. No placement, no time. Just find the joy.
That little reframe, from “I have to win” to “why not me,” is the heart of this one.
Here’s what we get into:
- The Shift From Chasing Outcomes to Chasing Joy
- Why Not Me? & the Power of Delusional Self-Belief
- Mindset & Response: The Only Things We Control
- Surviving 56 Hours on 19 Minutes of Sleep
- The Hopi Woman’s Blessing on the Final Climb
- Vibes-Based Training & Running on Feel
- Running as a Path Through Recovery
For those who prefer a visual experience, the conversation is available on YouTube. As always, the audio version streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
One note: Rachel speaks candidly about coming through an eating disorder in this one. If that’s something you’re navigating, you don’t have to do it alone. The National Alliance for Eating Disorders runs a free helpline staffed by clinicians at 1-866-662-1235.
Peace + Plants,
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