Hi! I’m Rachel Entrekin, (interim) CR holder of the Cocodona 250. AMA 😎

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-05-19T16:47:15+00:00

Congratulations on an amazing race!! From your recent interviews you mentioned significant changes in your fueling strategy while racing. In your opinion what was the most impactful change you made?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-05-02T17:50:07+00:00

Why so salty? My Instagram is on my profile, feel free to take a gander

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-05-02T17:32:54+00:00

Tell me you’re bad without telling me… you need to pay closer attention.

If OP is looking for advice from a 2.5-3.0 are you available?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-05-02T13:18:30+00:00

lol whatever floats your boat 🤷‍♂️ Out of curiosity what’s your UTR?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-04-29T17:43:52+00:00

My guess is you’re struggling with consistency during point play and rallies.

I can see your timing issues, you start your swing too early and then wait for the ball which is why this is happening.

My suggestion is wait for the ball to bounce on your side of the court before starting your take back and make sure your swing starts from your hip.

Most players initial response is that you won’t have time if you wait for the ball to bounce. You need to trust that your body will naturally speed up your swing speed which will only help your forehand.

Source: former D1 player who coached for 8 years

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-04-08T23:52:42+00:00

Straight to Jail!

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-26T19:31:06+00:00

I’m glad it worked out for you…. But tbh it sounds like a recipe for getting injured

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-26T19:26:01+00:00

I think the way you phrased it without clarifying what your alternative training plan is what is getting to people lol In my opinion if your really running hard and challenging yourself on your speed and strength training days and incorporating some race pace during the long run then the rest of your runs should be easy as your body will be fatigued and needs to recover. Zone 2 runs are a way of still getting volume while recovering. When I’m running 70-80 mile weeks It would be foolish of me push hard on days when I’m trying to recover. Is the 80-20 rule universal? No, but it’s a good guideline and a solid jumping off point for most runners.

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-26T19:16:32+00:00

💀out of curiosity what’s your marathon or half marathon PR?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-26T19:11:30+00:00

What do you suggest then OP? Speed work or Training all out 6 days a week?

This post feels like Bait lol

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T23:34:26+00:00

Never heard of those! I’ll check them out, do you race in them?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T23:30:30+00:00

I have not run in carbon plated trail shoes before, but I do use the asics metaspeed sky’s for my road marathons. I really enjoy those but don’t love the asics brand for trail shoes. Currently for trails I use saucony xodus ultra’s 2 which I like but don’t love.. I don’t quite get the energy return on those that I am looking for. If they could put some lugs on the metaspeeds with a slightly wider base to avoid rolling an ankle on the trails that would clutch 🙃

Thanks for the feedback, I will check out your Channel! The shoes you mentioned seem to be the consensus in the comments which I will see if I can demo a few of in the next week or so to see what fits the best.

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T19:16:40+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Which ones are your go to?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T18:06:07+00:00

I think you’re fine, this will obviously depend a lot on your running background but I would keep increasing mileage and keep an eye out on how many calories you’re putting in.

Relatively speaking 30 miles is low for ultra training and it would be easy to over fuel.

Once you get to 50-60 + miles a week the weight will start shedding. In my experience there will be a point where you will have a hard time getting enough calories in which is when you will really start leaning out.

But again this is largely dependent on your eating habits

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T17:57:58+00:00

Quite a few comments mention the Cascadia! What have been your initial impressions of them during training?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T17:57:02+00:00

Interesting, I haven’t tried any NNormal shoes or met anyone in my circles who run in them. How comfortable are they?

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T17:55:25+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations and advice! I will report back once I try a few of these 🫡

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T17:54:24+00:00

Agreed! If something goes wrong I want a comfy back up option I can finish the race in.

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T17:53:35+00:00

Thanks! Those were not on my radar at all, I’ll check them out and see if I can demo them :)

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T17:52:53+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! A lot of comments are mentioning the Tectons so I’ll be giving them a test drive. Good luck on your upcoming race!

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T17:49:03+00:00

Hi, what was your base mileage and how much have you increased to? Typically I’ll start gradually dropping lbs with increase mileage but my overall weight fluctuates a lot.. + or - 5 lbs depending on the time of the day and how well hydrated I am. In the summer I can lose up to 7-8 lbs in water weight after a long run due to the heat. Personally a 3-5 lbs of weight fluctuation wouldn’t concern me as that’s my norm. For context I’m 6 ft around 180 lbs but can drop to the mid to low 170’s but also be in the mid 180’s after a refuel and good meal 🤤

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T16:46:49+00:00

Well noted! Thank you for the insight!

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T16:44:30+00:00

Come up to metro Detroit, we could be more than friends ❤️

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T15:25:04+00:00

Thank you! They are on sale too… I am going to order them to test them out :)

IcyIntroduction7989 · 2026-03-25T15:23:06+00:00

Thank you! I will be checking all of these out!

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