#101: Stories from the Cocodona 250 Part One

This year was the third for the Cocodona 250 put on Aravaipa Running in Arizona. When it comes to Florida, our state had eight runners taking on the challenge of 250 miles across the Sonoran Desert with soaring temps both hot and cold, broken-down RV's, cold plunges into creeks, and more... For this part-one episode we have Justin Davis, Seth Talalla, Kevin Coughlin, and Derek Kirkman!

Justin Davis crossed that finish line with a time of 105:32:45 placing 57th overall this year. He's done races like the Pine Creek Challenge, Legacy Trail 60k, Whispering Pines and the Bryce Canyon 100! He crossed the finish line with Kevin Coughlin! Kevin has done races like the JFK 50 Miler, Manchester 2 Monadnock, and the Traprock 50k! These two dudes pushed and helped each other for miles, it was amazing to see them cross that finish line together.

Seth Talalla got it done with a time of 112:48:10 and placed 97th overall. He's done races like the Moab 240, Pinhoti 100, the Keys 100, the Long Haul 100, Forgotten Florida 100, the Georgia Jewel 100, and gathered up 167 miles at Merrills Mile! Derek Kirkman took the DNF this year at Cocodona, but he took home a massive distance PR! He's done races like the Long Haul 100, Daytona 100, Javelina 100, the Pinellas Trail Challenge, and the LOST 118!