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2026 Cocodona 250 Deep Dive! Course Preview, Tips & Strategies
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- Apr 29, 2026
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FLAGSTAFF BOUND is BACK for 2026! Become a Distance to Empty subscriber!: https://www.patreon.com/DistancetoEmptyPod Get some free DTE Swag by supporting out sponsors! Janji.com and be sure to select 'podcast' > 'Distance to Empty' on the post purchase "How did you hear about Janji" page. Thank you! Check out Mount to Coast here: https://mounttocoast.com/discount/Distance Code IRON at www.goodranchers.com and mention us in the post purchase survey! Episode Title: Cocodona 250 Course Preview 2026 Kevin and Peter are back with their most-downloaded episode of the year — the Cocodona 250 Course Preview. With a combined ~5 finishes between them, the guys break down everything you need to know before toeing the line in Black Canyon City this May. They cover all the meaningful 2026 course changes first: the new Watson Lake Aid Station (bring $5 cash for parking), the relocated Fain Ranch at Living Waters Church, the loss of crew access at Deer Pass (hello, 50K crew-less stretch), and the big pacer rule flip — you can now bring a pacer through Walnut Canyon, but the final 19 miles over Elden are solo. No pacers. Just you and the mountain. Then it's a section-by-section breakdown of all 253 miles: Start to Crown King — 37 miles, 11K+ feet of gain, and one critical right turn you cannot miss Crown King to Whiskey Row — navigating the Bradshaws overnight through Camp Kippa and the Yankee Doodle Trail Whiskey Row to Mingus Mountain — crossing Prescott Valley, the Granite Dells, the Fain Ranch gopher field, and the big Mingus climb Mingus to Sedona — the most mentally draining stretch of the race, a junkyard descent out of Jerome, and a Verde River crossing The Hangover Trail — slick rock, big exp…