347: Rod Farvard Wins the Santa Barbara 9 Trails Race
03/31/25 • 68 min
“I think 9 Trails is always kind of been this like, test for me to see where I am at.”
Rod Farvard is a pro ultra trail runner for Hoka from the Santa Barbara area. In this episode, Rod chats with Luis about the Santa Barbara 9 Trails race, first competing in that race in 2019, how running against the best tested him, how it feels to be looked up to as a trail runner, placing 2nd in the Western States 100, race strategy advice, and what it’s like to be in the lead of Western States with the best runners in the world behind him.
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LUNA Sandals
“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.
They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every
adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear
that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at
Rod Farvard Contact Info:
email: [email protected]
website/blog: rodfarvardultra.com
Instagram: @rod.farvard
Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:
Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:
Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters
Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar
“I think 9 Trails is always kind of been this like, test for me to see where I am at.”
Rod Farvard is a pro ultra trail runner for Hoka from the Santa Barbara area. In this episode, Rod chats with Luis about the Santa Barbara 9 Trails race, first competing in that race in 2019, how running against the best tested him, how it feels to be looked up to as a trail runner, placing 2nd in the Western States 100, race strategy advice, and what it’s like to be in the lead of Western States with the best runners in the world behind him.
Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast
2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on.
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HAMMER NUTRITION show code: Roaddoghn20
Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.hammernutrition.com
DRYMAX show code: Roaddog2020
Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.drymaxsports.com/products/
LUNA Sandals
“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.
They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every
adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear
that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at
Rod Farvard Contact Info:
email: [email protected]
website/blog: rodfarvardultra.com
Instagram: @rod.farvard
Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:
Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:
Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters
Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar
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346: Stephan Kesting Journeys 1000 Miles on a Canoe
“Well if I do swap here or end up in the drink, then at least my core will remain warm and maybe I’ll survive a bit longer.”
Stephan Kesting is a Canadian firefighter, Jiu-Jitsu instructor, and an endurance canoer. In this episode Stephan chats with Luis about Jiu-Jitsu, the difference between a kayak and a canoe, A 42 day, a 1,000 mile solo journey across the Canadian Arctic and Subarctic by canoe, what gear he carried on this trip, challenges of the trip, the use of GPS, bear encounters, and his book Perseverance: Life or Death in the Subartic.
Also, Adam Lopez joins Luis live in person to help him run the show and chat about his music.
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Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.hammernutrition.com
DRYMAX show code: Roaddog2020
Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.drymaxsports.com/products/
LUNA Sandals
“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.
They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every
adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear
that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at
Stephan Kesting Contact Info:
Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Perseverance-Death-Subarctic-Stephan-Kesting/dp/1639368612
wilderness.com
YouTube: @essentialwilderness
Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:
Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:
Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters
Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar
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348: The Wirth Family All Place Top Ten at 9 Trails
“I’m pacing myself. I got to keep consistent going up these hills and just keep my heart rate and breathing under control because once you get to far pass lactate threshold, it’s hard to come back from that.”
Justin Wirth, Salvador Wirth, and Emery Wirth are a running family from Minnesota. In this episode, the Wirth family chat with Luis about living in Minnesota, where they like to run, how they got into running, running the 9 Trails race, and the ups and downs of the race.
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2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on.
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HAMMER NUTRITION show code: Roaddoghn20
Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.hammernutrition.com
DRYMAX show code: Roaddog2020
Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.drymaxsports.com/products/
LUNA Sandals
“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.
They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every
adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear
that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at
Wirth Family Contact Info:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@veeco50/videos
Justin: [email protected]
Sal’s IG: @salty_sister_sal
Emery’s IG: @emerywirth
Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:
Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:
Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters
Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar
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