Races
Cocodona
Black Canyon City to Flagstaff. Desert sand on the Black Canyon Trail, then Mingus, then a volcanic wall on Mount Elden with the sleep gone.
250 mi+49,656 ft-44,721 ft125 hours1,988 ft to 9,281 fttech 9/1021 stationspoint to point4 water dropsGPS requiredWSER qualifierMayWSER qualifierHardrock qualifier
Distance250 mi
Gain+49,656 ft
Loss-44,721 ft
Altitude1,988 ft to 9,281 ft
Technicality9/10
Air30°F to 95°F
- Start1,998 ft
- High9,092 ft
- Low1,998 ft
- Finish6,932 ft
- Black Canyon City at mile 20, cutoff 12 hours
- Crown King at mile 37, cutoff 20 hours
- Pine at mile 50, cutoff 20 hours
- Flagstaff at mile 100, cutoff 40 hours
- Sedona at mile 150, cutoff 60 hours
- Jerome at mile 200, cutoff 80 hours
- Finish at mile 250, cutoff 100 hours
Terrain
Field, 2026 · 5-year samplescraped
Starters401
Finish rate66%
Median108:31
Fastest56:09
Geometryderived
Steepest drop2,188 ft-22.1% over 1.9 mi
Night miles94 misunset near 19:00 local
Longest climb4,925 ft250 mi at 0.4%
Weather at the cruxderived
At hour 7 of race, feels like 27 C (85 F).Sample of 7 race days, medium confidence.At hour 7 of race, apparent temperature P90 is 27 C / 81 F.
Course records
Men57:28:36Kilian Korth
Women56:09:48Rachel Entrekin
The cruxMount Elden (mile 230+) and Mingus Mountain (mile 110)
Course DNA
The Course
Black Canyon Trail first. Net downhill. Runnable. Basalt dust and fine granite sand. Jeep and singletrack toward Prescott Valley. The drop into Jerome is boulder-strewn. Mingus opens the mountain phase. Coconino Plateau sits above 7,000 feet. Mount Elden is volcanic switchbacks and dry pine-needle loam that slips. Low 1,500 feet. High 9,300. Trail 45 percent, jeep 46, paved 9.
The Work
Jerome loads the patella on a technical boulder drop. Quads take the eccentric hit. Then the Coconino Plateau asks for aerobic work above 7,000 feet with less air. Train heavy eccentric quad blocks. Sit in a heat chamber. Both systems have to work on the same body.
Kit
Dual-vent gaiters on the Black Canyon Trail. Basalt dust and granite sand will fill a shoe. Injinji liners under merino outers. Shear dies on the hot descents. Two high-lumen lamps with modular packs. Lithium drains 50 percent faster in the night wind on the Flagstaff ridges. Carry the spare.
Race Day
Do not race the first 30 miles of the Black Canyon Trail. Power-walk the rollers. Dry heat takes the skin if you push. Prescott Valley to Jerome is recovery before the mountains. Mingus at mile 110 is a 4,000-foot grind. Elden at mile 230 is the wall. Sleep-deprived. Volcanic. Cold enough to drop 40 degrees in an hour. Crew needs high clearance and 4WD for Bumble Bee and Fort Tuthill. No cell in the canyons. Offline maps. Sleep at Jerome and Fort Tuthill. Transitions under 20 minutes or the muscles freeze.
Results
Cocodona finish lines.
Winner: Rachel Entrekin, 56:09:48.
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Sources (3)
- Field stats (2026): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=126941
- Qualifier: wser: https://www.wser.org/qualifying-races/
- Qualifier: hardrock_qualifier: https://hardrock100.com/qualifying/