Rod Farvard is a professional trail runner from Mammoth Lakes, CA. This season, Rod has had two world-class, breakout performances - a Golden Ticket win at the Canyons 100k, and a 2nd place finish at Western States, running the 2nd fastest time in history. This is his first long form appearance on the podcast.

Topics discussed:

The value of taking chances
Rod’s analytical approach to training
The 2023 UTMB and the learnings from the race
Rod’s coach and their long-term multi-sport relationship
An nutritional epiphany after Black Canyon
Super shoes on the trails
Rod’s win at Canyons 100k
Deep dive on the WS performance
Recent examples of Rod betting on himself
Where he’s racing next
A lot more!

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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy: Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Rod Farvard | Western States 100 Runner Up