Congrats Jason! I feel like these races are a day too long and I feel the same way about the last day. I have appreciation until that last day and then I just wanted to be over with. Strong time on this course! I was thinking about doing Moab 240 in the future but with all of those gravel roads, I’m not quite sure I want to anymore so thanks for the content! Hope you’re healing up!
@@jessicaturner2733 thanks Jessica! Yeah, I felt the same way about the last day of Cocodona in 2022, but in 2023 I had a great last day and was very sad for it to be over. These races are all about staying positive as you know, but this one was tough. The road miles were just a mental grind that started to break me down. I would still recommend doing Moab if you can- overall, the course is incredibly beautiful, and is a completely different experience than Cocodona given that you pretty much don’t see any sign of civilization other than the start/finish line.
@ I’ve had pacers for most of Cocodona the last two years. How was it with minimal pacers? It kinda scares me to leave me alone with myself out there! Anyway, thanks for all the content you put out, it really does help!
@@jessicaturner2733 honestly, I really enjoyed having minimal pacers for this race. I was actually supposed to have a couple more lined up, but things happened and I ended up with just one. I was a little bit worried about that, but I think I learned from this race that I actually might prefer going solo. Having pacers is great too, but there’s just something about being by yourself out there and getting it done. Doing a 200 without crew still seems crazy to me, though.
@ I would say Cocodona is harder overall just by the numbers alone- 39,500’ of climb/34,000’ of descent compared to about 31,000’ of climb/descent at Moab. The distance feels the same- 240 miles vs 250 doesn’t matter all that much. The terrain is pretty similar as far as the rockiness goes. There are some logistical things about Moab that make it tougher- for example, there really isn’t a sleep station until night 2, compared to Cocodona where you can sleep at Kamp Kipa for the first night. Also, due to the remoteness of the course, all of the sleep stations at Moab are pretty much just sleeping pads inside of tents- no showers with a bunk bed like at Mingus Camp or anything like that. Moab also has slightly more extreme elevation change- there are two sections where you get up to around 10,500’, and you stay up there for a few miles before coming back down. Also for that reason, the temperature swings at Moab can be more extreme than what you’ll get at Cocodona, but thankfully this was a warmer year, so the nights weren’t too bad as far as the cold goes. The aid stations also seemed to be spread further apart at Moab compared to Cocodona, but that could also be from me not being familiar with any of the trails up there prior to the race. So, kind of a long-winded answer, but I would say Cocodona is tougher overall, but there are some logistical/intangible quirks about Moab that Cocodona just doesn’t have that might make it harder, depending on the year.
Thanks for sharing your journey 😅I will run my first 100 miler this next year. I look forward to experiencing MOAB 240 in the future. If I can run as well as you, I will be happy! Blessings to you & your family.
I didn't realize that Moab 240 ran parts of the UTE 100 course/area, which as you know, I ran this year as my first 100 miler. Wes Place is such a great dude! I'd love to run his Copper Kings 100 race. Well done on this race and thanks for the inspiration!!!
yep, such beautiful country here! Glad you got to experience some of it with your UTE 100. It would be awesome if we both ran Copper Kings! Thanks as always for following along :)
@@ChrisSherwood-gj3sw Thanks! I won’t be running Cocodona this year, but I’m sure I’ll be out there volunteering in some capacity. I was one of the co-captains at Camp W last year and it was a lot of fun. I’d like to work up on Mingus this year since it’s close to where I live and I can eat that lasagna all night 😎. Good luck, and say hi if you see me out there!
First: WOW! Great job!!! Second: I like Wes Plate's video's too, I was lucky enough to get to see him at Bigfoot this year. But don't discredit yourself, you do a great job with your videos too! Thank you for taking the time to film your run and share it with everyone. It's so beautiful there, I was shocked by all the tall Aspen trees! Now you have to come do the Bigfoot 200, there are a lot less roads on that course😅. I volunteered with the guy who took your tracker off, at the Bigfoot 200 this year so funny to see familiar faces in a video filmed so far away. I was supposed to run the Bigfoot 200 race this year... but they had to do a major route change due to a fire near the course . I have attempted the Bigfoot 200 3 times already, and it has defeated me all three times, since they had to change the course so much I decided to postpone my run until next year. I need to do the normal course that has defeated me 3 times, to feel like I actually completed it, I wouldn't have gotten that this year so next year it is. Having to adapt to changes is just part of the joys of ultra running . I too have trouble leaving the aide stations in a timely manner! So much so I told my husband he can not crew me this year because it's too hard for me to leave the aide stations when he is there. Thanks again for sharing this. You rock! I tried to add a link to a short video I made (not sure if I did it correctly🙄) on the Bigfoot 200 2019 race, it's mostly from my crews perspective, but does have some video of me also suffering from lack of sleep. I thought the hallucinations part of ultra racing was not real... but they are defiantly real 😂😂. Looking forward to your next video! ruclips.net/video/DxMG8hyoR-w/видео.htmlsi=jTwbbqC9_BN2KyNo
Thanks so much for all of the kind words! I would love to run Bigfoot 200 someday- not sure if it's in the works anytime soon, but we'll see. The climbs for that race look pretty brutal, but I tend to prefer the bigger climbs over the flat stuff anyway. Yeah, all of the road sections of this course were really starting to get to me by the end. I knew they were there, but I guess I didn't realize just how many there were haha. I was having a hard time staying positive on the last day, but I think the sleep deprivation was also catching up to me by that point. I will check out your video too! Happy trails :)
Superb mate. Completely bonkers but fair play. Much respect. ❤
Love the video. Such an inspiration. Awesome job!!!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job my friend. You killed it!
Thanks Paul! It was great seeing you bring it home at the finish line as well!
Congrats Jason! I feel like these races are a day too long and I feel the same way about the last day. I have appreciation until that last day and then I just wanted to be over with. Strong time on this course! I was thinking about doing Moab 240 in the future but with all of those gravel roads, I’m not quite sure I want to anymore so thanks for the content! Hope you’re healing up!
@@jessicaturner2733 thanks Jessica! Yeah, I felt the same way about the last day of Cocodona in 2022, but in 2023 I had a great last day and was very sad for it to be over. These races are all about staying positive as you know, but this one was tough. The road miles were just a mental grind that started to break me down. I would still recommend doing Moab if you can- overall, the course is incredibly beautiful, and is a completely different experience than Cocodona given that you pretty much don’t see any sign of civilization other than the start/finish line.
@ I’ve had pacers for most of Cocodona the last two years. How was it with minimal pacers? It kinda scares me to leave me alone with myself out there! Anyway, thanks for all the content you put out, it really does help!
@@jessicaturner2733 honestly, I really enjoyed having minimal pacers for this race. I was actually supposed to have a couple more lined up, but things happened and I ended up with just one. I was a little bit worried about that, but I think I learned from this race that I actually might prefer going solo. Having pacers is great too, but there’s just something about being by yourself out there and getting it done. Doing a 200 without crew still seems crazy to me, though.
@ last question, is Moab or Cocodona harder?
@ I would say Cocodona is harder overall just by the numbers alone- 39,500’ of climb/34,000’ of descent compared to about 31,000’ of climb/descent at Moab. The distance feels the same- 240 miles vs 250 doesn’t matter all that much. The terrain is pretty similar as far as the rockiness goes. There are some logistical things about Moab that make it tougher- for example, there really isn’t a sleep station until night 2, compared to Cocodona where you can sleep at Kamp Kipa for the first night. Also, due to the remoteness of the course, all of the sleep stations at Moab are pretty much just sleeping pads inside of tents- no showers with a bunk bed like at Mingus Camp or anything like that. Moab also has slightly more extreme elevation change- there are two sections where you get up to around 10,500’, and you stay up there for a few miles before coming back down. Also for that reason, the temperature swings at Moab can be more extreme than what you’ll get at Cocodona, but thankfully this was a warmer year, so the nights weren’t too bad as far as the cold goes. The aid stations also seemed to be spread further apart at Moab compared to Cocodona, but that could also be from me not being familiar with any of the trails up there prior to the race. So, kind of a long-winded answer, but I would say Cocodona is tougher overall, but there are some logistical/intangible quirks about Moab that Cocodona just doesn’t have that might make it harder, depending on the year.
Thanks for sharing your journey 😅I will run my first 100 miler this next year. I look forward to experiencing MOAB 240 in the future. If I can run as well as you, I will be happy! Blessings to you & your family.
Thanks for the kind words, and enjoy the experience! Nothing like running your first 100. Best of luck!
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching!
I didn't realize that Moab 240 ran parts of the UTE 100 course/area, which as you know, I ran this year as my first 100 miler. Wes Place is such a great dude! I'd love to run his Copper Kings 100 race. Well done on this race and thanks for the inspiration!!!
yep, such beautiful country here! Glad you got to experience some of it with your UTE 100. It would be awesome if we both ran Copper Kings! Thanks as always for following along :)
Loved your Cocodona videos. Can’t wait to watch this. Hope you are in cocodona again, I’ll be there in May!
@@ChrisSherwood-gj3sw Thanks! I won’t be running Cocodona this year, but I’m sure I’ll be out there volunteering in some capacity. I was one of the co-captains at Camp W last year and it was a lot of fun. I’d like to work up on Mingus this year since it’s close to where I live and I can eat that lasagna all night 😎. Good luck, and say hi if you see me out there!
First: WOW! Great job!!! Second: I like Wes Plate's video's too, I was lucky enough to get to see him at Bigfoot this year. But don't discredit yourself, you do a great job with your videos too! Thank you for taking the time to film your run and share it with everyone. It's so beautiful there, I was shocked by all the tall Aspen trees! Now you have to come do the Bigfoot 200, there are a lot less roads on that course😅. I volunteered with the guy who took your tracker off, at the Bigfoot 200 this year so funny to see familiar faces in a video filmed so far away. I was supposed to run the Bigfoot 200 race this year... but they had to do a major route change due to a fire near the course . I have attempted the Bigfoot 200 3 times already, and it has defeated me all three times, since they had to change the course so much I decided to postpone my run until next year. I need to do the normal course that has defeated me 3 times, to feel like I actually completed it, I wouldn't have gotten that this year so next year it is. Having to adapt to changes is just part of the joys of ultra running . I too have trouble leaving the aide stations in a timely manner! So much so I told my husband he can not crew me this year because it's too hard for me to leave the aide stations when he is there. Thanks again for sharing this. You rock! I tried to add a link to a short video I made (not sure if I did it correctly🙄) on the Bigfoot 200 2019 race, it's mostly from my crews perspective, but does have some video of me also suffering from lack of sleep. I thought the hallucinations part of ultra racing was not real... but they are defiantly real 😂😂. Looking forward to your next video!
ruclips.net/video/DxMG8hyoR-w/видео.htmlsi=jTwbbqC9_BN2KyNo
Thanks so much for all of the kind words! I would love to run Bigfoot 200 someday- not sure if it's in the works anytime soon, but we'll see. The climbs for that race look pretty brutal, but I tend to prefer the bigger climbs over the flat stuff anyway. Yeah, all of the road sections of this course were really starting to get to me by the end. I knew they were there, but I guess I didn't realize just how many there were haha. I was having a hard time staying positive on the last day, but I think the sleep deprivation was also catching up to me by that point. I will check out your video too! Happy trails :)
Thanks! I'm looking forward to your next video 😊.
Nice, watched the whole thing in parts to enjoy it all. I’m guessing you’re more likely to do Cocadona again sometime instead of repeating this one? 😂
haha! I would say as of right now, Moab is probably a one and done for me. Never say never though!