Rod Farvard | Life On The Path

Rod Farvard is a pro trail runner for HOKA living in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Among other things, Rod is a past champion of the Canyons 100k and a runner up of the Western States 100. We recorded this in person at Freetrail HQ in Marinwood, CA, 24hrs removed from a long run together on my home trails.    Topics discuss:   Feelings approaching the end of the year Finding and embracing "Your Path" in life Sacrifice as being a necessary element of being On The Path Focusing on UTMB after years committed to Western States Evaluating his 9th place performance in 2025 and where there's room for improvement Supported FKT attempt on the John Muir Trail Switching coaches Goals for 2026 A lot more!   Read Rod's Blog   Vote for Trail Runner of the Year   Vote for Trail Performance of the Year   REGISTER FOR THE BIG ALTA   REGISTER FOR GORGE WATERFALLS   Sponsors:   Grab a trail running pack from Osprey Use code FREETRAIL25 for 25% off your first order of NEVERSECOND nutrition at never2.com Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ   Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts   Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava