515 : The Ultra Podcast

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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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S5E12 -- Ultraman Arizona Champion 2024 : Michelle Vesterby

Apr 12 2024 55 mins

In this episode, Danish professional Ironman triathlete, Michelle Vesterby, talks about her recent win at her first 515 distance event – Ultraman Arizona. Michelle has competed nine times at the Ironman World Championships in Kona and now may be looking at a November trip to Hawaii. Michelle’s motto, “Keep Smiling”, was tested in Arizona, but her crew helped to keep her on

S5E11 -- La Isla 520K Cozumel with Cesar Gilbert

Mar 22 2024 73 mins

Today’s Ohana guest is all heart and one kidney. Race director of Ultra La Isla 520, Cesar Guilbert, is a live kidney donor who was inspired by team Hoyt to take on UltraMX 515 with his friend, Aarón Reza Lozoya, who is a person with quadriplegia. His story is one of living life in peace by recognizing balance and he tries to share this through La Tribu collective.We also talk a

S5E10 -- Ohana Guest : Kate Bevilaqua -- Ultraman World Champion 2016

Mar 01 2024 66 mins

Kate Bevilaqua has nearly 20 years of professional triathlon experience. She is the winner of three Ironman races, the women's champion of Ultraman World Championships, and the first woman to win an ultra triathlon outright at Ultra 520K Canada in 2016.Kate continues to race the pro circuit along with her husband, Guy Crawford. Together they run GK Endurance, their one-on-one

S5E9 -- 515 Round Table Discussion : The State of Ultra Triathlon

Feb 09 2024 90 mins

Over 150 years of experience are on the podcast today. A big list of big names in the Ultraman/515 world join me for a round table discussion. All of my guests bring unique experiences and backgrounds as we establish some history of the sport before discussing its current state and where we see it moving in the future. Resources mentioned in this episode:Ultra TriFest CanadaUltra 5

S5E8 -- Ohana Guest : Will Rogers - Ultraman and Ultra-Humanitarian

Jan 19 2024 65 mins

Will Rogers has travelled the world competing in 515 events which include Ultraman Canada, Ultra 520K Canada, Ultraman Hawaii, Ultra MX 515, Ultraman Florida, Ultraman Australia and Ultraman Israel. When not competing himself he is often sharing his experience by crewing for other athletes.In this episode, Will shares stories from many of those events from both the perspective of a

S5E7 -- Ohana Guest : Ross Welton 520K Canada Champion 2016

Dec 29 2023 63 mins

Ross Welton raced the Ultra 520K Canada two times as an athlete – one with greater success than the other. Ross shares how he, and his wife Katie, were both able to stand on top the podium at that race. These days Ross lives half the year in Mallorca and has been living “the lifestyle” of the island. In the past few years Ross has replaced racing with travelling with friends

S5E6 -- Ultraman Hall of Famer : Suzy Degazon

Dec 08 2023 82 mins

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

S5E5 -- UltraCzech 515 Race Directors Jakub & Adam Atarsia

Nov 17 2023 49 mins

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

S5E4 -- Infinitri 515 Race Director : Manu Garcia

Oct 20 2023 54 mins

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 Mediterra

S5E3 -- The World’s first Ultraman : Kurt Madden

Oct 06 2023 70 mins

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 vie