Rachel Entrekin SHOCKS Cocodona, London Ballot Breaks 1.3M & Cross Country DENIED at 2030 Olympics

This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the five biggest stories in running and there is a lot to unpack.

Rachel Entrekin just made ultra running history at Cocodona 250, becoming the first woman to win the race outright and smashing the overall course record by a jaw-dropping margin. We get into the science of why women keep closing, and crossing, the gap in extreme ultra distances, and we also touch on the tragic death reported on course this year.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: this week's top 5 stories
01:26 Rachel Entrekin makes history at Cocodona 250
05:40 Sophia Dick "accidentally" runs her first marathon
11:18 London Marathon 2027: 1.3 million ballot entries
15:10 Jimmy Gressier targets Mo Farah's One Hour Track World Record
19:56 Cross country DENIED at the 2030 Winter Olympics
23:00 Preview of Next Week

Then we head to Cincinnati, where 22-year-old Sophia Dick "accidentally" ran her first marathon at Flying Pig after supposedly missing the half-marathon turnoff — finishing in 3:30 alongside ultra legend Harvey Lewis on his 100th marathon. Heartwarming story… or sneaky workaround to a sold-out race? The locals have thoughts.

The 2027 London Marathon ballot has officially closed, and the number is bonkers: over 1.3 million entrants, with nearly 2% of the entire UK population applying. We dig into why a two-day London Marathon now feels inevitable.
French star Jimmy Gressier is taking aim at one of the weirdest and most brutal records on the track — Mo Farah's One Hour World Record. We break down the pace, the venue, and why this throwback event is making a comeback.

And finally, the bad news: the IOC has reportedly decided NOT to add cross country running to the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.

Plus a tease of next week: is Adidas "breaking running"? An Olympic coach says yes.