Scott Kummer Ponders His Cocodona Crewing Experience

On his blog ‘The Crux’ Scott shares some observations and criticism of the Cocodona phenomenon:

I realize in 2026 any criticism is considered warfare, especially when it comes popular races (like Cocodona 250) put on by popular people (here, my friend Jamil Coury). To be clear: I like Jamil and I enjoyed my time at Cocodona, which was a well put on event.
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 Prior to the race it was announced that 400 volunteer spots remained open. The total number of volunteers has to be massive. Also, each runner seemed to have a crew that ranged from a handful of people to a large army.
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But all the hype was overwhelming. It’s also strange that there is a volunteer shortage while there is no shortage of social media teams for mid pack runners. Maybe it would be a good idea to make people get credentials to use this race to make “content” and require those people to also satisfy a volunteer requirement first.
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I have also spent significant time thinking about the problem of the rise of the 200 milers. Clearly these races use significant resources in terms of volunteers, pacers, crew, etc. I have seen more and more races putting out the call for volunteers and I can’t help but think that this is a factor and cause of that.

Some really well thought out comments by Scott here, highlighting the good and pondering the downsides that come from this new phenomena. Well worth your time.

Also: This is a much better way to voice your opinion, btw.