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.
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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- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 102
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
S6E3 -- Steve King : Ask Me Anything!
S6E2 -- Women in Ultra : A Round Table Discussion
It’s another round table discussion on the state of Ultra. This time I have four female coaches join me to speak specifically about female participation in the sport.
Kate Bevilaqua fr…
S6E1 -- Review / Preview : Ultraman Australia 2024 Champions & 2024 UltraMX 515 Non Stop
Two great races are highlighted in the first episode of the season.
UM Australia + UltraMX 515 Non-Stop
First, I have a conversation with the two champions of the 2024 UM Australia that r…
S5E13 -- UM Australia 2024 Race Preview with RD Jeff Morris
UM Australia is the focus of this episode once again – like it was a year ago in (S4E8) . I caught up with race director, Jeff Morris, to preview the 40 athletes who are toeing the line…
S5E12 -- Ultraman Arizona Champion 2024 : Michelle Vesterby
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 ti…
S5E11 -- La Isla 520K Cozumel with Cesar Gilbert
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 hi…
S5E10 -- Ohana Guest : Kate Bevilaqua -- Ultraman World Champion 2016
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 w…
S5E9 -- 515 Round Table Discussion : The State of Ultra Triathlon
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 experienc…
S5E8 -- Ohana Guest : Will Rogers - Ultraman and Ultra-Humanitarian
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 Ult…
S5E7 -- Ohana Guest : Ross Welton 520K Canada Champion 2016
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 po…
S5E6 -- Ultraman Hall of Famer : Suzy Degazon
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.
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S5E5 -- UltraCzech 515 Race Directors Jakub & Adam Atarsia
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 bran…
S5E4 -- Infinitri 515 Race Director : Manu Garcia
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 triathl…
S5E3 -- The World’s first Ultraman : Kurt Madden
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 regul…
S5E2 -- A retrospective look at popular past guests
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…
S5E1 -- UMUK 515 race directors Ben Peresson and Richard Groome
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 D…
S4E13 -- Ohana Athlete Rob Gray : Comrades Finisher
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 durin…
S4E12 -- Dee Fuller : Discussing Mental Health
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 wen…
S4E11 -- Special Crossover Episode with the Kevin Heinze and the Fitspeek Podcast
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…
S4E10 -- Ohana Guest : Heidi Buttery - Nutritionist and Mental Health Advocate
Heidi Buttery went from ultra high wealth financial advisor to ultra athlete. After going through a “mental breakthrough” manic episode she has become interested in helping others who …