Health, Longevity & Biohacking
Rachel Entrecan Reveals Anorexia Nearly Killed Her Before Ultra Running Career
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Rachel Entrekin Runs On Joy: How She Won The Cocodona 250 Outright By Letting Go Of The Outcome
"I was anorexic for a while. I discovered running in that way because I would go to the gym as a way to escape my home life too. I went to rehab actually twice. Instead of going to college my first year, I went to rehab twice. I missed the full year."
Three-time Cocodona 250 champion Rachel Entrecan disclosed she struggled with severe anorexia after high school, attending rehab twice and missing her first year of college. She initially used running as part of her eating disorder before learning to transform it into a healthy performance practice. Eating disorders were the number one mental health killer before fentanyl, making her recovery and athletic success particularly remarkable.
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