Ep. 1198 Endurance Trail Running and FKTs with Cody Taylor
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
How to Get Started with Trail Running: 5 Essential Tips for Beginners.
Ever wonder what it takes to push beyond your limits into the wild unknown? Cody Taylor went from playing in a band to running unsupported trails for days — and he’s here to tell you, yes, you can do this too. Cody’s journey started with simple runs and grew into unsupported records across Canada, tackling trails with 50+ pounds on his back — unsupported, unsupported!
He reveals the real challenge isn’t just distance or elevation — it’s the mental game: being alone, navigating unseen trails, hallucinating, and pushing through the discomfort.
His secret? Preparation, listening to your body, and embracing the learning curve. Remember, you don’t need the perfect gear — just a good mindset and the willingness to start. What’s your next challenge going to be? Think big, start small, learn as you go. The trail’s waiting.
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| 1:15.9 | You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 1:23.5 | Thanks for adventuring with us as we discover what incredible athletes and outdoor enthusiasts are doing all over the world. |
| 1:25.8 | Now here's your host, Kurt Linville. |
| 1:27.5 | Hey friends, today I have Cody Taylor with us. |
| 1:30.8 | He is fairly new to his sport, which is trail running and very aggressive through hiking, self-supported. |
| 1:37.9 | He holds some self-supported records. |
| 1:39.5 | We're going to talk about all of that. |
| 1:41.3 | But what I really like about what he wants to share today is that he is going to |
| 1:46.2 | help us to understand how we can get into a new sport like this, how it is doable. If you've |
| 1:51.0 | never done anything like it, it's a journey that you two can take that he recently took. Cody, |
| 1:58.0 | welcome to the program. Yeah, thank you so much for the opportunity. This is a blast. |
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