515 : The Ultra Podcast
The best part of attending a 515km / Ultraman distance event is the life-long friendships you leave with. These events attract remarkable athletes from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. 515 : The Ultra Podcast invites you into the lives of these people who make up the Ultra family through conversations hosted by Larry Ryan, race director of Ultra TriFest Canada and the new Ultra 515 World Wide Championships held in Whistler, BC.
Join us if you are an Ironman with an aspiration toward the 515km distance; if you are a seasoned veteran of Ultratriathlon; or you just want to fill your training hours listening to inspiring stories, about epic events, told by interesting people. There will be plenty of take-aways for your own training and/or your bucket list. For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com
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515 : The Ultra Podcast
S2E6 -- If it’s November . . . Postcards from Kona
COVID changes a lot of plans. This episode was going to be a conversation with Dave and Sheryl Cobb to preview the Ultraman World Championships race. Still we had a great conversation about previous races and they shared how they came to be the caretakers of Aloha, Ohana, Kokua on the big island.
Keeping with the Kona theme, I also speak with the 19 time participant, Gary Wang. In fact, although he lives in California, he did our Zoom from Hawaii.
Steve King Stories features one of my previous guests, Petr Vabroušek--holder of the record for the fastest 515.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Ultraman World Championship
- Ironman World Championship
- 70.3 World Championship
- Lavaman
- Ironman Switzerland
- Island Triathlon and Bike
- B&L Bike and Sports
- Ironman St. George
- The Race Within (book)
- Titan Tri Life
- Challenge Almere
- Antarctic Ice Marathon
- Antarctic 100km
- North Pole Marathon
- World Marathon Challenge
- Marathon Des Sables
- Ultraman Florida
- UltraCzech 515
- Western States 100
- Hurt 100
- Cascade Crest 100
- Gary Wang’s Photo Website
- Bike Works Kona
- UCSB College of Creative Studies
- Marine Mammal Center
Shout outs and mentions in this episode:
- Jane Bockus
- Brigitte McMahon
- Olivier Bernard & On Running Shoes
- Ronona Cuff
- Cliff Rigsbee
- Rick Kent
- Ingrid Hillhouse
- Jen McVeay
- Chuck Kemeny
- Jim Gourley
- Conrad Will
- Alex Smith
- Curtis Tyler
- Ardis Bow
- Kurt Madden
- Vera Vabrousek
- Ivan Albino
- Richard Thompson
- Rob Gray
- Martin Raymond
- Miro Kregar
- Tony O’Keefe
- Coqui Frog
- Waldo 100
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
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com
