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Fifteen time Ultraman Hawaii athlete, Suzy Degazon, joins me to speak about her recent induction into the Ultraman World Championships Hall of Fame that occurred at this year's event.  

Suzy has a prolific ultra triathlon career of over 450 events.   Just as interesting as some of her athletic endeavors are her stories of the other parts of her life.   Suzy has managed to turn some bad situations around and live her best life as a scuba instructor which has also allowed her to travel around the world.   

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Rice and Beans restaurant
• Vineman
• Hawaiian tropic
• Trinidad Marathon
• Coastal Challenge Costa Rica
• Brooks Running
• 100 mile Amgen Tour
• SC cycle club
• IUTA
• Double Iron distance Levis Quebec Canada
• Defi de L’ Mondial de l’endurance 
• Savoy Hotel
• College of Westminster
• Hammer Nutrition
• Dave’s Bike Shop
• San Dimas Aquatics
• The Avalon Benefit 50 Mile/50K Run
• Catalina Triathlon
• Epic 5
• Epic 5 Ultra Marathon

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Bouke Bendien  
• Nancy Vallance
• Bob & Nancy Schuter
• John Foster
• Al Wiscovitch
• Marlene Wiscovitch
• Ray Mena  
• Arthur Puckrin   
• Eric Seedhouse
• Miro Kregar
• Simon Cochrane (S4E8)
• Chett Glenn
• Sheryl Cobb (S3E11)
• Dave Cobb (S2E6)
• Jane Bockus  (S1E4)
• Alexandre Ribeirio 
• Shanna Armstrong
• Amy Robataille 
• Eiko Hibino (S1E5)
• Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)
• Grant Miller
• Timothy Carlson
• Paula Newby Fraser
• Natascha Badmann 
• Lono God of WInd
• Cory Foulk
• CJ Ong
• Rick Kent (S3E8)
• Janine Marie
• UM Rat Pack 
• Hammer & Polar
• Rebecca Morgan

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

Returning guests, Jakub and Adam Atarsia share stories of brotherly competition in sports and how triathlon is growing in Northern Africa and the Czech Republic through the Ironman brand and the races that they put on. 

Together the brothers offer the UltraCzech 515 and a series of races in Algeria – including SaharaMan.  Like many race directors these two are trying their best to grow the sport they love.  Both brothers have experienced a few changes in their lives since we last checked in with them so it was great to have the opportunity to catch up.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• UltraCzech 515
• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Saharaman
• IM 70.3 Tangier
• North Africa Triathlon Federation
• IM 70.3 Hradec Králové
• Challenge Prague

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Petr Vabroušek
• Victoria Atarsia

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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

Manu Garcia,  the race director of Infinitri 515, is my guest in this episode which was released early to coincide with race days of the 2023 version – October 19 - 21st.

Being a triathlete himself, he decided to use his Masters in Event Planning and love of the sport to create his own career.  His company, Infinitri Sports, puts on various races throughout the year on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. 

Manu shares his thoughts on organizing intimate sized Ultraman distance races versus other larger triathlon events his company does and gives us a rundown on his event.

You can follow the athletes participating in the 2023 Infinitri 515 here.
Live GPS tracking : https://live.traky365.com/infinitriman-2023. 
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/infinitrisports
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitrisports
Website : https://infinitri.es

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• PTO
• Infinitri 113 Triathlon Peñíscola
• Infinitri Sprint Vila-real
• Infinitri Triathlon Festival 
• Infinitri Half Ultraman and 515
• Infinitri 226 Triathlon Peñíscola
• UMUK
• Swedeman
• Ironman World Championships Hawaii 
• Alpe d'Huez
• IM Lanzarote
• Challenge Roth
• IM Copenhagen 
• IM Cozumel
• IM Nice
• IM Hamburg

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Tim Don
• Ashleigh Gentle
• Pierre Le Corre
• Josh Amberger
• Ivan Raña Fuentes
• Josef Ajram
• Mikel Otaegi Irastorza
• Juan Garcia 
• Paula Miotta
• Carolina Granfors

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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

After walking into Tug’s Tavern Swim, Run, Swim event and finishing 30th out of 400 – a young Kurt Madden thought, ”maybe I can hang with these people”.   

A few years later he was regularly travelling to Hawaii to compete in Ironman and Ultraman races.  In fact, Kurt was the first winner of Ultraman in 1983.  He shares some stories of the early days in Hawaii and how it was viewed as a fad.

He has podiumed as an age grouper more times than can be counted and has three top 10 finishes at the Ironman World Championships when he raced as a pro.   

Kurt currently races in the 65 - 69 AG and just returned from the Ironman World Championship in Nice where he finished 12th in his age group.  We discuss his racing experience and he shares numerous tips for success in Nice.   As a coach, and coach trainer with TriDot, his answers often tend toward helping the listener be a more successful athlete.  

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Ironman World Championships
• Tug’s Tavern Swim, Run, Swim  
• Leadville 100
• Hardrock 100
• TriDot Training

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)
• Rudy von Berg 
• Vespa Power 
• Tom Warren
• Dave Scott
• Julie Moss
• Scott Molina 
• Scott TInley
• Stu Mittleman
• Kelly Madden
• Dave Horton
• Tarahumara / Rarámuri
• Born to Run - Book
• Jeff Booher

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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

In this episode I do a retrospective look back at some of the most downloaded and most discussed guests that have appeared on 515 : The Ultra Podcast.  

Featured excerpts include:
Manmadh Rebba    S4E3 -- Ohana Guest / Moab 240 Finisher : 
Ferg Hawke               S3E10 -- Ultramarathon Man 
Dede Griesbauer    S3E13 (Part A) -- 2022 World Champions  
Arnaud Selukov      S2E3 - Leaving the Grind for the love of Tri
Rick Kent                   S3E8 -- Conversation with 5 time RAAM finisher 

Every episode remains available free to download in the podcast library.  

 
Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Ultraman Florida 
• Ultraman World Championships
• Moab 240
• Rose City 50
• The Eagle 100
• Western States 
• Marathon Des Sables
• 100km World Championship
• Badwater
• Bellingham Triathlon
• Chuckanut Mountain 50k  
• Knee Knacker  50k 
• CCC - UTMB 
• IM Coeur D’Alene 
• Ironman Live
• Ultraman Arizona
• UM Australia
• Challenge Roth
• Challenge Almere 
• Ironman Korea
• Ironman Austria
• Ironman Busselton
• ABC Wide World of Sports
• Race Across America
• Ironman World Championships
• Giro d’Italia Una Tappa 
• Iron Alps
• Defi Triathlon
• Paris Brest Paris
• Race across America (RAAM)
• Spenco 500  
• Furnace Creek 500 (508)

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Staci Studer
• Ardis Bow
• Caroline Bloom (S2E3) 
• Marcos Moya
• Sidharth Routray
• Sheryl Cobb (S2E8)
• Antonina Reznikov
• Randy Latza 
• Kurt Madden 
• Steve King (S1E1)
• Moe Beaulieu
• Monica Fernandez   
• Patrick Bauer
• Magnus Verbrugge
• Julie Dibbens 
• Laura Siddall
• Matt Lieto
• Mike Lovato
• Greg Welch
• Jane Bockus (S1E4)
• Gustav Iden 
• Kristian Blummenfelt
• Sam Laidlow 
• Roger Bannister
• Patrick Lange
• Juergen Zack 
• Lothar Leder
• Pete Jacob
• Craig Alexander
• Pete Short
• Cameron Brown
• Rob Gray  (S4E13)
• Dave Matheson  
• Nick Mallett  (S2E12)
• Sergio Cordeiro
• Dominic Callard 
• Erik Seedhouse
• Ann Bond
• Bob Fourney
• Cindy Steiger

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

Ben Peresson and Richard Groome from UMUK join me to talk about their ultra races and share their backgrounds in the sport.   

Ben is a “black shirt” Norseman Xtreme racer and Marathon Des Sables finisher.  Richard has taken on The Brutal and rode every stage of the Tour de France with a magazine map as his guide.  

Together, they, like many race directors, fell into organizing the UMUK rather than see it go away.  We discuss the direction of their events and they give an excellent description of what makes the Snowdonia region of Wales an exceptional place to host a 515 event.

This year's event is happening September 1 - 3, 2023.   You can follow on Instagram.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Norseman Xtreme
• Marathon Des Sables
• UMUK  
• Ironman Wales
• The Brutal 
• Parkrun
• Ironman World Championships
• Ironman Lanzarote 
• Raid Pyrenees 
• Tour de France
• Sail 4 Cancer
• OxFam
• Snowdonia Society
• UM Canada
• Ultra 520K Canada 
• Finding Ultra – book
• Ultra MX 515
• Becoming Forrest: One man's epic run across America – book
• Great DIvide Ride
• Race Across America

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Carol Peresson
• Andrea Pocher
• Claire Peresson
• Darren Welsh 
• Lance Armstrong
• Andy  Hayward
• Steve Brown ​​(S2E13)
• Rich Roll
• Charlotte Chambers
• Mark Beaumont   
• Van Sanchez (S2E13)
• Rob Pope

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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

Rob Gray is a world traveller who has benefited from the transition to remote work.  He describes himself as a Boulder guy from South Africa with a British passport.  We caught up during a two week period that he was home packing to move the family to Phuket, Thailand after returning from competing at the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. 

Rob won his first Ultraman race in Florida in 2016 and went on to race in Hawaii that same year finishing second.  In fact he has stood on all three levels of the podium on the big island with a win in 2017.  He shares a number of tips about training and racing the 515 distance that he has garnered over the years. 

These days he works (remotely) full time as a coach through his website UltramanCoach.com along with his friend and 2015 Ultraman Hawaii champion, Mike Coughlin, who was on the podcast in S2E7. 

You can also reach Rob at RobGray.org

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Comrades Marathon
• UltramanCoach.com
• Ultraman World Championships
• Norseman
• 10 - 10 - 10  Challenge
• Ultraman Florida
• Diamond Bikes
• UltraHeidi.com

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Jurgen Zack
• Nick Mallett (S2E12)
• Michelle Gray
• Tyler Gray
• Giselle Gray 
• Tim Sheeper
• Ian Hersey
• Inaki De La Parra
• Arnaud Selekov (S2E3)
• Jeremy Howard (S2E8)
• Richard Thompson
• Jordan Bryden (S1E7)
• Petr Vabrousek (S2E2)
• Dede Griesbauer (S3E13) 
• Steven Keller (S2E10)
• Barry Berg
• Heidi Buttery (S4E10)
• Acyr Luz
• Shannon Callies

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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.

We originally thought Dee Fuller overcame the usual body issues when stressing the body in an ultra event on her way to her second women’s win at UM Australia.  A few days later she went public on Facebook about struggling with an eating disorder leading up to, and while competing this year.  Something I was not aware of when we recorded this conversation.

During our conversation she was open about various eating disorders, multiple PTSD triggers and other mental health struggles brought on by a variety of traumas.  (trigger alerts)

She wants to discuss mental health issues in an open forum in hopes of helping others feel comfortable to do so and to help others recognize that they are not the only one’s suffering.

Her May 20th Facebook post in which she shares her current struggle can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/dee.fuller.125/posts/pfbid03dCrwzABMSFoK2eromiCTn75CCY13YEkUL6KeBP2PYex6rzGmkvTScGxHdsJyJjHl

This episode is the second of two that I have used to focus on Mental Health in the ultra community.  The first was Season 4, Episode 2, when I spoke with Heidi Buttery who has created a website with a multitude of resources.   

If you require help or want to help someone else that you know is suffering, check out Heidi’s website, UltraHeidi.com, or contact your local Mental Health hotline in your area.  

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• UM Australia
• 70.3 Bintan 
• 70.3 Sri Lanka 
• IM Cairns
• The Blue Hat – Used in the FB post for this episode
• Sunshine Coast marathon
• Challenge Korea
• Ultra 355 Australia

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Simone Cochrane (S4E8)
• Dan Fuller
• Mary Knott
• Dale Jordan 
• John Domandl

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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

This is a special episode crossover between 515 : The Ultra Podcast and Fitspeek, hosted by Kevin Heinze.  We recorded this conversation together and are both releasing the same episode to our audiences.

We share stories about podcasting and our backgrounds for each other’s audience. 

Larry shares breaking Ultra news about new races coming to Whistler, BC in August 2024.  As a bonus for listeners who subscribe and listen early, you have the opportunity to sign up for these new events before the news is broken anywhere else.  With limited slots available, we hope that you take advantage.

Listen to Fitspeek.   And join the Tri*Joy Facebook Group

Information about the new Ultra TriFest Canada and registration is available here.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• A2bikes
• Ultra 520K Canada
• IM Coeur D’alene 
• Terry Fox Run
• Wasa Lake
• Great White North 
• IM Canada 
• UM Arizona
• UM Canada 
• Breakfast with Bob
• IM Mt Tremblant
• Ultra Mx 515
• Ultra Czech 515
• Ultra 515 Brazil
• UMUK
• Infiniti Man 
• Fraser Regional Correctional Center
• Alouette Correctional Center
• Triathlon Magazine Canada 
• Challenge Penticton 
• Super League
• Tuktoyaktuk
• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Xterra Whistler
• Endurance Specific Coaching
• Swim Run Whistler
• Comfy Numb
• IM Canada Whistler
• Siberman 515

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Steve King (S1E1)
• Wendel Clark
• Ross Lonsberry
• Terry Fox
• Daryl Fox
• Dave Matheson
• Chad Bentley (S1E1)
• Lucy Ryan (S2E5)
• Brad Sawa (S1E10)
• Juan Craveri (S1E5)
• Tony Horton
• Ross Welton
• Katie Welton
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Bob Babbitt
• Meaghan Hackinen 
• Rach McBride 
• Makoto Hoshino (S1E2)
• Yvonne Timewell (S3E13)  
• Dede Greisbauer (S3E13) 
• Ferg Hawke (S3E10)
• Rick Kent  (S3E8)
• Van Sanchez (S2E13)
• Brent McMahon
• Cody Beals
• Nick Mallett (S2E12)
• Scott Tinley 
• Kevin McKinnon
• Mike Brown
• Steve Brown (S2E13)
• Marla Zucht (S1E6)
• Kristian Manietta
• Charlotte Paul
• Dale Tiessen
• Peter Lopinski
• Steve Jobs

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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

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

From Phoenix, Arizona this is your day three race recap of Ultraman Arizona 2023.  Find the Day 1 & 2 Recap here.  Unfortunately, Jen McVeay was busy with her duties as race director and was unable to contribute to this recap.

What a day three it was.  It lived up to the hype, producing a new World Record time for the 33 year old Max Kniazev.

There will be one more Special Edition episode available in this series when I speak with Max and the women's champion Cythnia Bartus.   Direct Link here.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman Arizona
• Ultraman World Championships
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Wales
• 520K Canada
• Ultraman Australia

 Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Jen McVeay  (S2E8)
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Cynthia Bartus 
• Keri Mandell
• Karen Bonnett
• Pierce Showe
• Vedant Nangare
• Billy Rickards
• James Scanlan
• Mike McGuire
• Mike Kowalski
• Juan "Chamba" Arroyo
• Kate Bevilaqua   
• Richard Thompson
• Maxsim Kniazev (S1E4)  
• Jeff Parrett
• Mila Borodavkina

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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

This is the final Special Edition from Ultraman Arizona for 2023.  In this episode, I catch up with the two winners at the awards night to speak about how they felt about the race.

Cynthia Bartus, age 45, from Pennsylvania, is the 2023 women's winner and  Maxsim Kniazev is the NEW WORLD RECORD holder and winner on the men's side.

I also speak with Shane Duffy from Australia who now has completed five of the six races in his quest to become the first person on the planet to complete six 515 races in a 12 month period.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman Arizona
• El Plan
• Ultra515 Mexico
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Australia

 Shout outs and mentions in this episode: 

• Cynthia Bartus 
• Steve Thompson
• Mary Latza
• Randy Latza
• Mary Knott
• Maxsim Kniazev (S1E4)  
• Mila Borodavkina
• Steve Keller (S2E7)
• James Scanlan
• Richard Thompson
• Petr Vabrousek  (S2E2)
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Mark Moody
• Dan Attard
• Ricky Soos
• Caroline Bloom (S2E8)
• Alison Duffy
• Brooke Duffy
• Jen McVeay  (S2E8)

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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

I am joined in this episode by Shane Duffy from Australia as my Athlete in Profile for the 2023 Ultraman Arizona race.  

This is the second episode released this week, as I also do a Race Preview with UMAZ race director, Jen McVeay and the voice of 515 everywhere, Steve King.  Listen to that episode here.

As you will hear in this episode, when Shane starts something new he jumps all in.  A personality trait that has led him to attempt to complete six 515 races in just 12 months.  UMAZ is race number five.   

As a result of our conversation, I took on a role as one of his crew for the race, so watch the 515 Podcast (listed below) socials for updates on our adventure.  And if you are looking for race updates for UMAZ be sure to check out their socials at:

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ultramanarizona/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/UltramanArizona

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Indian Pacific Wheel Race
• Terra Australis
• Ultraman Canada 
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Australia
• Ultraman Hawaii
• IM Cairns
• Cairns 70.3
• 2015 Women’s World Cup Soccer

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Don Bradman 
• Nick Mallett (S2E12)
• Mike Hall 
• Steve King (S1 Episodes 1-3)
• Sheryl Cobb (S3E11)
• Dave Cobb (S2E6)
• Miguel Lopez
• Richard Thompson 
• Matt Turvey
• Warrick Semit
• Gail Laux
• Arnaud Selekov (S2E3)
• Elías Sánchez Quirante
• Armando Armellini
• Alison Duffy
• Brooke Duffy
• Heather Duffy
• Alen Stajcic

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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

Ultraman Arizona 2023 takes place from March 17 - 19.  I have returning to the podcast, race director, Jen McVeay, and the 515 announcer extraordinaire, Steve King to preview the athletes competing in this year's race. 

It is a smaller field with just 3 women and 19 men, but some great athletes will be vying to set the official race records in their respective age groups and overall, as last year’s race (the inaugural) had to cancel the swim due to poor water conditions.

Join us as we discuss the resumes of these Ultra athletes so you know who to follow through the race socials for updates.

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ultramanarizona/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/UltramanArizona

Also, as part of a double episode release this week, I have S4E5 also dropping simultaneously.  Check out my Athlete in Profile for UMAZ with Shane Duffy.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Arizona
• Paris Brest Paris
• The Goldrush
• Boston Montreal Boston
• IM Canada
• IM Waco
• Rotary Club
• IM Switzerland
• RAAM
• IM Arizona
• IM St. George
• Siberman 515
• IM Cozumel
• Ironman World Championships
• 70.3 IM Victoria
• Monument Valley 50k Ultra Run
• Certified Piedmontese Beef 
• Slowtwitch Media
• Ultraman World Championships
• UMUK Wales
• El Plan
• IM Chattanooga
• IM Lake Placid
• Florida Extreme
• Boston Marathon
• HURT 100
• TRT 100 mile
• IM Sacramento
• LavaMan
• Alaska Man Extreme
• Grant Schennen Law

 Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Jeremy Howard  (S2E8)
• James Scanlan
• Aaron Felsheim
• Carlos Poggi
• Kiel Ormerod
• Sarah Bird
• Keri Mandell
• Chris Draper
• Cynthia Bartus
• Steve Thompson
• Mary Latza 
• Randy Latza 
• Karen Bonnett
• Pam Reed
• Vedant Nangare
• Billy Rickards
• Pierce Showe
• Jesse Itzler
• Mason Teuber
• Andy Mally
• Maksim Knyazev (S1 E4)  
• Mohammad Kotb
• Thomas Melburn
• Shane Peed
• Dede Griesbauer (S3E13)
• Eric Wynn 
• Juan “Chamba” Bautista Castilla Arroyo
• Steve Keller (S2E8) 
• Davide Proserpio
• Armando Armellini
• Rich Chudzik
• Zack Powell
• Joe Alfieri 
• Michael Kowalski
• Guillermo Tijerina  
• Adrian Delgado
• Amir Yunus
• Alana Yunus
• Roman Gratteri
• Baher Abdelgawad
• Kelly Mulvaney 
• Kyle Powers 
• Nick Turley 
• Juan Craveri 
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Larry Ryan (that’s me)
• Mark Moody 
• Michael Mcguire
• Caroline Bloom (S2E3)
• Simon Shurey
• Adam Grant  
• Tim Cronk

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

Today’s Ohana guest, Manmadh Rebba, is a multiple finisher of 515 races and ultramarathons.  His ultra journey has taken him from a company 5k to completing the Moab 240.  In his day job he works as an architect and project management consultant, and he uses that as a metaphor for his new endurance coaching platform - Re-Design Me.  He wants to help athletes, especially Indian athletes, to find the path to live Aloha, Ohana, and Kokua while living a sustainable lifestyle. 

We speak about a number of topics including his volunteer work with Big Brothers and tutoring homeless youths for which he received a Presidential Volunteer Service Award in 2016 from president Barack Obama.

Contact Info for Manmadh:

• Website: www.manmadh.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/manmadhrebba
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UltraManJourney/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Manmadh’s Facebook Post about Immigration Story (Nov 21, 2022)
• School on Wheels
• Big Brothers
• Ultraman Florida 
• Ultraman World Championships
• Moab 240
• Keys 100 
• Canyons 100k
• Barkley Fall Classic
• Barkley Marathons
• Ultra 520k Canada
• https://www.manmadh.com/
• Re-Design Me

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Staci Studer
• Ardis Bow
• Caroline Bloom (S2E3) 
• Marcos Moya
• Sidharth Routray
• Sheryl Cobb (S2E8)
• Antonina Reznikov
• Randy Latza 
• Kurt Madden 
• Shane Duffy (S4E4)
• Peter O’Connor
• Gary "Lazarus Lake" Cantrell 
• Abhay Kelkar (S1E3)
• Steve Brown (S2E13)
• Vedant Nangare
• Milind Soman

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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

Francesco Magisano is my Ultraman Florida athlete in profile.  At ten months old Francesco was diagnosed with eye cancer and by age 16 things went completely dark with blindness for him.  He found his way to sport through Achilles International, a global adaptive sports and advocacy organization serving people with disabilities.  That has led to him working for Achilles as the director of the New York metro region where he also leads a Saturday run group in Central Park.  

He will be the first blind athlete to attempt Ultraman Florida, but the third blind athlete to compete at a 515 distance race.   Raphael Jamie has previously completed UltraMX 515 and John Domandl was the first, in 2015 at Ultraman Australia.

Brian Hammond, Francesco's coach, also joins the conversation to speak about his role as his guide for the race.   Brian is an alumni of UMFL from 2016 and an experienced crew member who has a long ultra resume to back up his advice.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman Florida 
• Achilles International 
• IM Arizona
• 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Cycling Trials 
• Trufit Solutions
• Telluride Adaptive Sports Program
• The Count of Monte Cristo (Book)  by Alexandre Dumas
• Mighty Man Montauk Sprint Triathlon
• USA Paratriathlon National Championships
• Boston Half Marathon
• NYC Marathon
• Boston Marathon
• Marine Core 10K
• Dallas 50K
• Leadville 100
• SBT Grvl - Black Course
• Vermont 100 

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Jen McVeay (S2E8) (S2E10) (S2E11)
• Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)
• Amy Jo Jenkins (S4E2) 
• Sarah Hammond
• Avery Hammond
• Sophia Hammond
• Thomas Chapman

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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

Today’s guest, JD Tremblay, discovered that his body was able to sustain the trials of an Ironman (without any effects) when he did his first race, with no training, to check it off the bucket list.

This led JD to push the boundaries to see where he would hit the wall.  After competing in two 515 races he jumped at an opportunity to do the Epic5 ten-year-anniversary race – EPIC DECA , where he was the third and final finisher of the event.

Today JD is working on giving back to the tri community with a race for youth in Mexico.  Check out the GoFundMe he has to support this cause which he speaks about in this episode.
Support kids in pursuing their athletic dreams!  https://gofund.me/b56ac89c

JD also speaks about his book Hunger for More in Life, soon to be published at Amazon, which he wrote to share his story and some training tips.  (link to follow when available)

You can reach out to JD on instagram : @jdtremblaytri

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• World Sprint Relay Montreal
• World Sprint Triathlon Montreal
• 70.3 World Championship St George
• Ultraman World Championships 
• Ironman Mt. Tremblant
• Ironman Louisville
• Ultraman Canada
• Epic Sports Performance
• UltraMX 515 

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Dede Griesbauer 
• Yvonne Timewell
• Shane Mascarin (S2E4)
• Jeff Schiller
• Kristian Blummenfelt
• Van Sanchez (S1E6) (S3E9)
• Joe Jaffe
• Chad Bentley (S1E1)
• Sara Mascarin
• Michelle Bukowski
• Other crew member
• Michelle Cevicherria (S3E9)
• Paco and Miriam
• Rich Roll
• Altis Sports Club
• Julian Summers (S3E1)

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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

In this special edition of the podcast, Steve King files a report on how the events played out for the athletes at the 2022 Ultraman World Championships.

 Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)
• Barry Berg (S1E9) 
• Ryan Rinear 
• Dede Griesbauer 
• Rob Gray 
• Leanda Cave (S1E8)
• Steven Keller (S2E10) 
• Richard Thompson 
• Jon Greyell 
• Tara Norton 
• Antonina Reznikov  
• Jamie Harris (S2E11)
• Rodrigo Vasconcellos
• Alessandro Medeiros  
• Miguel Madrid Lopez 
• Acyr da Luz 
• Armando Armellini 
• Ariel Gorga 
• Gary Wang (S2E6)
• Juan Craveri (S1E5)

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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