Rachel Entrekin has made history by beating a field of elite men and women to win the Cocodona 250 ultramarathon .

Entrekin had won the women’s race on two occasions but on Wednesday she headed the entire field, winning in a record time of 56 hours 9 minutes and 48 seconds.

“I think I basically wept from the second I got off the single track until I crossed the finish line,” she told Run after completing her victory . The 34-year-old’s previous best time, which she set last year, was 63:50:55. The overall record had been 58:47:18.

The American took breaks along the way. According to Canadian Trail Running , she stopped to pet dogs, while she told Run that she had a few naps: “I slept five minutes, then seven minutes, then seven minutes,” Entrekin said.…