Courtney Dauwalter | 2026 Cocodona 250 Pre-Race Interview

Courtney Dauwalter returns to the Singletrack Podcast ahead of her second attempt at Cocodona 250, the race she started last year and didn't finish, to talk through everything that has happened in between. We open with the Tenerife cancellation and the scramble to pivot to Chianti, including the late surge that won the race and why she credits road marathon training for giving her a new gear she didn't know she had. From there we get into her first real reset in her ultra career, what went wrong at mile 108 at last year's Cocodona, and the one problem she's most excited to solve across day two, night two, and day three of this year's race. We close on her five year Salomon contract extension, what a post-racing chapter actually looks like to her, and what's on the bucket list beyond the three classics (Western States, Hardrock, and UTMB) she's built her career around. Partners: Norda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever made (https://nordarun.com/) * Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next order (https://www.precisionhydration.com/planner/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=singletrack.) * Raide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains (https://raideresearch.com/) * Janji - premium trail running apparel (https://janji.com/) * Kodiak Cakes - my favorite oatmeal and pacakes (https://kodiakcakes.com/?utm_source=SingleTrack&utm_medium=Awareness) Photo: @Sean.Haworth Follow Singletrack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runsingletrack/ Subscribe to Singletrack on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/singletrack/id1572382413 Subscribe to Singletrack on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7jAsWCRNSCU8nh81vrAaC2?si=3ac02e4e32b946c4