KHC 131 - Taylor Spike

Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

Cameron Hanes

Health & Fitness, Sports

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Spike, ultramarathon runner and one of Cam’s younger brothers. Join us for a conversation about Taylor’s recent accomplishment of completing the Arizona Monster 300 with a time of 88:38:23. Taylor talks about his training, difficulties in the race, hallucinations during the race, and more! Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Follow Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/tspike2/ Thank you to our sponsors: Sig Sauer: https://www.sigsauer.com/ use code CAM10 for 10% off optics Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Use code CAM for 10% off Ketone IQ: https://www.ketone.com/Cam use code CAM for 30% off your first subscription MUD\WTR: https://mudwtr.com/cam use code CAM for 15% off Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv use code CAM for 10% off MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off and Free Shipping Timestamps: 00:00:00 Taylor’s Experience with Running 300 Miles 00:09:43 Taylor’s Previous Races 00:11:15 Training for the Arizona Monster 300 00:14:20 Pushing Through the Thought of Quitting 00:18:14 Racing Against Peter Mortimer 00:22:19 The Hardest Part of the Race 00:25:53 Running & Body Progression from 2010 to 2025 00:29:02 The Growth of Ultras: Peter Mortimer, Adam Woods, & Gavin Ross 00:34:32 Ad Break (Montana Knife Company & Ketone) 0036:03 Training in Hard Conditions 00:40:49 Taylor’s Sleep Schedule During the Monster 300 00:47:27 Improvements For Upcoming Races 00:50:11 Race Maps & Looking for Aid Stations 01:02:16 Social Media & Celebrating Runners Efforts 01:04:26 What’s Next for Taylor 01:09:19 Cam’s Step Dad Greg 01:17:15 AZ Monster: Salt, Hydration & Fuel 01:24:43 Training for Cocodona 01:30:33 QA: F#$k, Marry, Kill: Monster, Tahoe, Cocodona? 01:32:44 QA: What Do You Think About When Things Get Hard? 01:34:28 QA: What Other Weird Hallucinations Did You Have? 01:37:32 QA: What’s One Truth You Had to Face About Yourself? 01:40:00 QA: How Did Your Mindset Change From Mile 1 to 299? 01:41:59 QA: One Moment From the Monster 300 You’d Replay? 01:44:44 Outro

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0:00.0	Every step I take I move my truth.
0:02.5	Every time they tell me stop I use.
0:04.2	Every comment hate that makes my feel.
0:06.0	Gather up my energy and boom.
0:07.9	I had them talking, saying the way that I move is so reckless.
0:10.5	That is a part of my mind I've been blessed with.
0:12.2	Giving my blood so I am relentless.
0:15.4	All right.
0:16.5	The Key Pamor Collective with Taylor Spike.
0:20.7	Congratulations. Congratulations.
0:21.7	Thanks.
0:22.3	Where's your award?
0:24.0	Oh, I left it over on the table.
0:25.5	Yeah, we need that award.
0:26.7	Oh, yeah.
0:28.2	Where's your buckle?
0:29.4	Oh, I get the buckle, too.
0:32.6	This is a big deal.
0:34.1	How do we do this?
0:35.4	I don't know.
0:35.9	I want to say it.
0:37.3	It's pretty sick. This is what you get for running 300
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