KHC 131 - Taylor Spike

Taylor Spike, ultramarathon runner and one of Cam’s younger brothers.

Join us for a conversation about Taylor’s recent accomplishment of completing the Arizona Monster 300 with a time of 88:38:23. Taylor talks about his training, difficulties in the race, hallucinations during the race, and more!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00  Taylor’s Experience with Running 300 Miles

00:09:43  Taylor’s Previous Races

00:11:15  Training for the Arizona Monster 300

00:14:20  Pushing Through the Thought of Quitting

00:18:14  Racing Against Peter Mortimer

00:22:19  The Hardest Part of the Race

00:25:53  Running & Body Progression from 2010 to 2025

00:29:02  The Growth of Ultras: Peter Mortimer, Adam Woods, & Gavin Ross

00:34:32  Ad Break (Montana Knife Company & Ketone)

0036:03  Training in Hard Conditions

00:40:49  Taylor’s Sleep Schedule During the Monster 300

00:47:27  Improvements For Upcoming Races

00:50:11  Race Maps & Looking for Aid Stations

01:02:16  Social Media & Celebrating Runners Efforts

01:04:26  What’s Next for Taylor

01:09:19  Cam’s Step Dad Greg

01:17:15  AZ Monster: Salt, Hydration & Fuel

01:24:43  Training for Cocodona

01:30:33  QA: F#$k, Marry, Kill: Monster, Tahoe, Cocodona?

01:32:44  QA: What Do You Think About When Things Get Hard?

01:34:28  QA: What Other Weird Hallucinations Did You Have?

01:37:32  QA: What’s One Truth You Had to Face About Yourself?

01:40:00  QA: How Did Your Mindset Change From Mile 1 to 299?

01:41:59  QA: One Moment From the Monster 300 You’d Replay?

01:44:44  Outro