Ep. 1092: Andrew Todd - Flyathlon Races!
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Fly fishing and trail running: Andrew Todd's Rocky Mountain Flyathlon and Running Rivers – combining fly fishing, running, craft beer for conservation events, native fish protection, Fastest Known Fish, Troutman runs, Fishslapping, Nascarp race, and Colorado watershed impact.
Join Andrew Todd, the visionary behind the Rocky Mountain Flyathlon, for an exhilarating dive into the world of conservation through recreation. As the founder of Running Rivers, Andrew combines his passions for fly fishing, trail running, and craft beer to create unique events that celebrate the outdoors while raising funds for native fish conservation. Andrew shares stories from the trails and rivers, and explores the innovative "side projects" of Running Rivers—like the Fastest Known Fish, Troutman runs, Fishslapping, and the Nascarp race. Tune in to discover how running, fishing, and a cold brew can make a difference for Colorado’s watersheds. Learn more at runningrivers.org.
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| 0:00.0 | Sort of more traditional running races, but you stop and catch a fish during the run. |
| 0:10.0 | So a good example, we have one this coming weekend down on the Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico, |
| 0:19.0 | and it's a 10-mile loop, essentially. |
| 0:23.0 | And at some point, you've got to stop and catch a fish, |
| 0:25.5 | and then your time is adjusted by the size. |
| 0:29.1 | Hey, friends, welcome to the Adventure Sports Podcast. |
| 0:32.5 | The episode today is on a subject that we haven't covered as much as others, but there are some old |
| 0:39.5 | episodes if you dig way back on fly fishing, but not just fly fishing. This is fly fishing |
| 0:44.7 | with a twist. It's also distance running and long distance running and fly fishing at the same time. |
| 0:51.4 | Probably you've not heard of this. Our guest is Andrew Todd, and Andrew is the founder |
| 0:57.8 | and the executive director of a nonprofit 501C3 called Running Rivers. And anyway, Andrew, |
| 1:07.0 | welcome to the program. Hey, thanks for having me, Kurt. |
| 1:12.5 | Oh, you bet. This is going to be a lot of fun. |
| 1:14.4 | We were talking before I hit record here, and we almost got carried away. |
| 1:18.2 | You know, I'm going to preface it this way. |
| 1:21.9 | If you think of fishing as watching a bobber in a lake or in a pond, |
| 1:27.3 | then that's probably not what this show is |
| 1:29.5 | going to be about today. |
| 1:31.4 | We're going to talk about primarily fly fishing, but doing so in a very athletic way. |
| 1:36.2 | And I have to say, avid fly fishermen and women are pretty incredible athletes. |
| 1:43.0 | The ability to stand in strong currents on slippery rocks and to work a river when the water's trying to knock you over, |
| 1:51.0 | you know, and you do that hour after hour after hour, it's actually a very athletic endeavor. |
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