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

KHC 131 - Taylor Spike

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