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
S4E9 -- The Architect of El Plan – Armando Armellini
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 …
515 Special Edition : UM Australia Race Recap
In this special release I speak with Steve King who was announcing at the event to get the rundown of what happened over the three days in Noosa this year at UM Australia. I also speak…
S4E8 -- UM Australia 2023 Preview & Profile of Simon Cochrane
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 …
S4E7 -- Three time Ultra Czech 515 finisher : Günter Pilz
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 te…
S4E6 -- Ultra Brazil 515 Race Director Alex Luna
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 ra…
515 Special Edition -- UMAZ Champions and Ultraman Record setter Shane Duffy
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.
Cynth…
515 Special Edition -- UMAZ DAY 3 Race Recap
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 an…
515 Special Edition -- Ultraman Arizona 2023 Day 1 & 2 Recap
Today is a special edition episode for the Ultraman Arizona 2023 race recap of Day 1 and Day 2.
Joining me today to bring you the recaps are Assistant Race Director Chris “JB” Holzner an…
S4E5 -- UMAZ Athlete in Profile : Shane Duffy
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 Rac…
S4E4 -- Ultraman Arizona 2023 Race Preview
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 athlet…
S4E3 -- Ohana Guest / Moab 240 Finisher : Manmadh Rebba
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 jo…
S4E2 -- Ultraman Florida 2023 Race Preview
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 discu…
S4E1 -- Ultraman Florida Athlete in Profile : Francesco Magisano
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…
515 : The Ultra Podcast (Trailer)
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S3E13 (Part B) -- 2022 World Champions – Dede Griesbauer & Yvonne Timewell
For the final episode of this season 515 is offering you a special double episode. This is Part B.
Link to Part A
My two Ohana guests today share a number of ideas that have propelled …
S3E13 (Part A) -- 2022 World Champions – Dede Griesbauer & Yvonne Timewell
For the final episode of this season 515 is offering you a special double episode.
This is Part A.
Link to Part B
My two Ohana guests today share a number of ideas that have propelled th…
S3E12 -- Epic Deca Finisher : JD Tremblay
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…
515 Special Edition : Ultraman World Championships 2022 Post Race Report
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…
S3E11 -- 2022 Ultraman World Championships Race Preview
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 ho…
S3E10 -- Ultramarathon Man : Ferg Hawke
Few Canadians have the ultra running resume of my Ohana guest, Ferg Hawke. He has raced in Western States, Marathon Des Sables, and Badwater. In triathlon, he represented Canada at th…