Rachel Entrekin Is Ready to Take What’s Hers

Rachel Entrekin is the ultramarathoner who cheers on rivals and stops to pet dogs mid-race. Longreads profiles her thirteen-year battle to transform an addictive, perfectionist past into a healthier relationship with food and rest. The piece notes that even after winning, she saw opportunities go to male competitors—and argues that while most men are faster than most women, some women still beat most men, citing Entrekin and Courtney Dauwalter. The point, as Longreads tells it, isn't that women have an advantage—it's that they win anyway.

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