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This episode features Armando Armellini an athlete who has competed at numerous IM events, Epic 5, and 7 Ultraman events since 2016, including 4 consecutive Ultraman’s in 2022.   He is the architect of El Plan (a way to pace 515 distances) and was the first person to attempt to complete all four UM branded races in a single year.

Armando lives Aloha, Ohana, and Kokua.  In his day job as an executive coach he puts these into his practice.  Recently, Armando has been certifying in triathlon coaching and hopes to blend that into his current occupation as a one stop shop for life coaching and athletic coaching.  

If you would lie to reach out to Armando:
Instagram : AArmellini
Facebook : Armando Armellini

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Houston Space Center
• Captex Triathlon    may 2011    may 29 this year
• 70.3 Miami
• Triathlon Magazine
• Wide World Sports 
• IM Texas
• Im Arizona
• IM Florida
• Ultraman Florida
• Carmichael Training Systems CTS 
• IM Austria
• Challenge Roth
• IM Mt Tremblant
• El Plan
• Ultraman Arizona
• Ultraman Canada
• Ultraman Hawaii
• Tetramando
• Neuro Linguistic Programming

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• José Altuve
• Kristin Armellini
• Mieko Carolina Armellini
• Emiko Francesca Armellini
• Lindsay Golich
• Consuela Lively  
• Trung Lively
• Fernando Alonso
• Michelle Williamson 
• Billy Rickards
• Jeremy Howard (S2E8)
• Jen McVeay (S2E8)
• Phil Cuppernell
• Steven Keller (S2E10)
• Howie Nordstrom
• Chad Bentley (S1E1)

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Show Contributors:
Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music  :  Run by 331
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For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast

Insta : 515theultrapodcast

Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com

UM Australia is the focus of this episode.  I have a chat with race director, Jeff Morris, to preview a few of the 45 athletes who are toeing the line in Noosa this weekend.  Like most 515 races, the line up includes some big names with lofty goals like Richard Thompson and his sub 20 challenge, and some people who are just challenging themselves to complete the distance.   We discuss the variety of situations that bring people to take on a 515 event..

My athlete in profile is New Zealand’s Simon Cochrane.  Simon is a pro triathlete with 37 Ironmans on his resume but is taking on the 515 distance for the first time.  He is the owner of Athletic Peak, a coaching and conditioning business which focuses on supporting athletes along their endurance journey.  Building to the lead up of UM Australia, Simon has recently topped the podium in a couple of ultra runs including winning “the claw”, a feat not previously attained at the Blue Lake 24 hour Challenge.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• UM Australia
• Ultra 355 Cozumel
• Ultra 355 Texas
• IM Cairns
• IM Canada
• IM Western Australia
• Basque Country
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Arizona
• Taupo 100 km Ultra
• Blue Lake 24hr Challenge
• Tarawera 100 mile Ultra
• IM New Zealand
• WynRepublic
• IM Japan
• Badwater
• Marathon Des Sables
• Negative Split Carbon
• Athletic Peak

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Tony Horton
• Judith Hudson
• Jeremy Brown
• Steve King
• Hayden Lyons
• Erica Lumb
• Rikki Anderson
• Dee Fuller
• Kylie Jones
• Karren Sewell
• Thomas Dade
• Andrew Trout
• Shaun McCarthy
• Benat Oliveira
• Mathew Thompson
• Shane Kent
• Simon Cochrane
• Carl Read
• Richard Thompson
• Jason Shields 
• Troy Gelch
• Steve Ledger
• James Scanlan
• Shaun Pero
• Nathan Stewart
• Shane Duffy
• Tim Franklin
• Matt Kerr
• Luke McKenzie
• Beth McKenzie
• Larissa Cochrane

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Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music  :  Run by 331
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For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com

Günter Pilz, aka Ultra Pilz, is a three time UltraCzech 515 finisher and a man who creates his own Ultra “Adventures”.  

He funds his adventures with his day job as a secondary school teacher in Linz, Austria where he works with a lot of refugee students.   He created a running club at his school to keep those students moving and to share the benefits of sport.

From his central European home base he often travels to take on ultra adventures and to meet with friends to share a pint at a local brewery.  He is also an amateur beer sommelier.

If you are looking for new adventures yourself, he curates an Ultratriathlon Website that lists events around the world.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Blue Danube UltraTri 24
• Backyard Ultra Cross Country Ski
• Danube 600
• Ultra Winter Tri 24
• 24 hr Foot race 
• UltraPilz.org
• Ultratriathlon Website
• Beertasting-App

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Adam and Jakub Atarsia (S2E2)
• UltraCzech 515 
• Triathlon North Africa
• Neil Young
• Rory Gallagher

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Show Contributors:
Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music  :  Run by 331
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For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com

Alex Luna, one of the many “race directors” of the UB 515 joins me today to speak about the 10 year anniversary of the Ultra 515 race in Ubatuba, Brazil.

We discuss the history of the race in Brazil and its connection to the roots in Hawaii with Curtis Tyler.  Alex shares his experience with the sport and the lifelong friendships that have come from it.  Finally we discuss this year's edition of the race and what to expect from its competitors.

You can follow the UB 515 on  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ub515ultramanbrasil/?hl=en

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• UB 515
• Ultra 520k Canada
• Ultraman Hawaii
• Ultraman Canada
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Australia

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Alexandre Ribeiro   
• Sergio Cordeiro
• Vanuza Maciel
• Paulo Calil 
• Lucy Ryan (S2E5)
• Jane Bockus (S1E4)
• Cory Foulk
• Nick Mallett (S2E12)
• Curtis Tyler
• Lesley Tyler 
• John Collins
• Andrea Luna
• Miriam Luna
• Anitta Luna 
• Andrius Luna 
• Fabiano Peres
• Luiz Rissato
• Denis Crozariol
• Marcio Takeushi
• Rafael Ferreira
• Raphael Zagury
• Rubnei Alexsander
• Sandro Tanaka 

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Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music  :  Run by 331

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For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com

Race director of Ultraman Florida, Jen McVeay, and the voice of Ultraman, Steve King join me to preview the athletes attending the 2023 version of the race on February 9 - 11.  We discuss some of the athletes' race resumes and connections to the Ultra family.

In the second part of the episode I have a conversation with one of the athletes - Amy Jo Jenkins from Arkansas.  This will be Amy’s first 515 distance event and she shares some of the anxieties of a rookie 515 athlete who will be racing with a rookie crew.  

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman Florida 
• JennyMacTravel.com
• Ultraman World Championships
• Ultraman Arizona
• Ultraman Australia
• IM Tulsa
• IM Cozumel
• IM Chattanooga
• IM Arizona
• Marathon Des Sables (Half)
• IM Florida
• Xterra Muleshoe
• XTerra Magnolia Hill
• XTerra World Championship Double
• Alohaman Extreme Triathlon
• Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon 
• Epic Deca
• Clash Miami Half
• Florida Extreme Triathlon
• Rocketman Florida HIM
• Little Rock Marathon 
• Bill Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
• Ankylosing Spondylitis 
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Two Rivers MultiSport
• Finding Ultra (book) Rich Roll
• Greater Pittsburgh Triathlon
• Spaero Triathlon
• Wattie Ink
• University of Arkansas 
• Forks over Knives 

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Sarah Bird
• Lucia Tapia
• Amy Jo Jenkins
• Emma Lucy Centeno Novelo
• Zack Powell
• Everett Smulders
• Francesco Magisano (S4E1)
• Rahul Turan
• Tyler Soden
• John Domandl
• Raphael Jamie
• Brian Hammond (S4E1)
• Greg Plumb 
• Brendan Marinelli
• Mario Minnaert
• Chris Ziomek
• Sergio Salazar
• William Bench
• William Torres-Camelo
• Rohit Pawar
• Kiel Ormerod
• Reid Larson
• Carlos Poggi
• Jeremy Howard (S2E8)
• William Ormerod
• Andy Mally
• Corey Carruth
• Ryan Maahs
• Fernando Lopez
• Ivan Pancic
• Marc Galietta
• Ryan Toner
• Caroline Bloom (S2E3)
• Jen Howard
• Chad Esker
• Ron Hoehn
• Tom Waniewski 
• Shane Duffy (S4E4)
• Aaron Felsheim
• Nainesh Vankawala
• James Scanlan
• Steven Pivnik
• Craig Stocks
• Doug Guthrie
• Elsa Paplomata
• Rick Van Tuyl
• Armando Armellini
• Dashrath Jadhav
• Cameron Clements
• Adrian Ho
• Mike Morrisey
• Bill Clinton
• Jerry Daniel
• Julie Riley
• Rich Roll
• Jeff Jenkins
• Eva Fiona Jenkins
• Dede Griesbauer (S3E13)
• Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)

Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music  :  Run by 331

For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com

It has been 3 long years since the Ohana has had the opportunity to have a family reunion on the big island at the Ultraman World Championships.  Sheryl and Dave Cobb are happy to be hosting 40 athletes from 15 countries at this race once again. 

Sheryl gives us the roster of athletes and Steve King joins us to share his insights and statistical knowledge of a field that he says may be the strongest that he has seen compete at a single race.  

There are plenty of stories to be played out between those who are there to complete and those who are there to compete -- especially in the women's field.   These include,  an athlete looking to be the oldest woman to finish an Ultraman event at age 67, an athlete looking to win her 5th World Championship at 5 different distances, an athlete who is competing in their 20th consecutive World Championship, and an athlete looking to go sub 20 hours.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman World Championships 
• Ironman World Championships 
• Ironman 70.3 World Championships
• UltraMx 515 
• UltraMx 515 Non-Stop
• Epic 5
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Canada
• Epic Deca
• Challenged Athletes Foundation
• Badwater 135
• Ultra Tri Sweden 615
• UB 515
• Israman 
• Ultra Israel 

 Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Sheryl Cobb / Dave Cobb (S2E6)
• Steve King (S1E1 E2 E3)
• Van Sanchez (S1E6) (S3E9)
• Diane Anderson (Athlete)
• Dan Jensen
• Yonnatan Alejandro Rivas Venegas (Athlete)
• Carlos Galvis
• JD Tremblay (Athlete)
• Steven Keller (Athlete) (S2E10) 
• Richard Thompson (Athlete)
• Kiel Omerod (Athlete)
• Pheng Lor (Athlete)
• Ryan Rinear (Athlete)
• Barry Berg (Athlete) (S1E9) 
• Rob Gray (Athlete)
• Asparuh Borisov (Athlete)
• Sebastien Lefebvre (Athlete)
• Brad Sawa (S1E10)
• Jeremy Couch (Athlete)
• Rodrigo Vasconcellos (Athlete)
• Acyr da Luz (Athlete)
• Jon Greyell (Athlete)
• Randy Latza (Athlete)
• Shane Mascarin (Athlete) (S2E4)
• Eiko Hibino (S1E5)
• Makoto Hoshino (S1E2)
• Bob Babbitt - Babbittville
• Heidi Babbitt
• Jen McVeay  (S2E8)
• Shane Duffy (Athlete)
• Miguel Madrid Lopez (Athlete)
• Ariel Gorga (Athlete)
• Ismael Franco
• Alessandro Medeiros  (Athlete)
• Armando Armellini (Athlete)
• Olov Berg (Athlete) 
• Juan Craveri (Athlete) (S1E5)
• Luis Hernando De Arriba (Athlete)
• Michael Morrissey (Athlete)
• Brian Fredley (Athlete)
• Sarah McLarty
• Gary Wang (Athlete) (S2E6)
• Howie Nordström (Athlete)
• Adam Grant (Athlete)
• Antonina Reznikov (Athlete) 
• Leanda Cave (Athlete) (S1E8)
• Amy Robitaille (S3E6)
• Jamie Harris (Athlete)  (S2E11)
• Karen Woodward (Athlete)
• Meredith Terranova (Athlete)
• Dede Griesbauer (Athlete)
• Amber Monforte
• Tara Norton (Athlete)
• Shannon Callies (Athlete)
• Fiona Siemelink (Athlete)
• Hans Siemelink 
• Wendy Minor 
• Jane Bockus (S1E4) 

Show Contributors:
Host : Larry Ryan 
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music  :  Run by 331

For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com