Becoming Ultra
Becoming Ultra is following the journey's of runners who are being coached by some of the best coaches in the sport. The runners coaching calls and journey is documented on this podcast and social media. Along the way will be coaching tips, race directors perspective, and the stories of elite and everyday runners on their first Ultra run!
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Season 15:08 Erin's training ramps up and gets ready for a run and rowing challenge on the Shenandoah
Training fatigue has definitely set in as Erin balances her demanding work and training schedule but it doesn't mean she isn't going to find adventure to keep her spirits and energy up. She shares t…
My First Ultra: 140 Eric Davis
Eric Davis is new to ultra running. He has tackled some technical ultras over the last year and has consistently finished in the top, including winning the MoMoFo 100k in June. He has an incredible w…
My First Ultra: 139 Will Sprouse
Will Sprouse is an interesting guy, I think everyone will feel inspired after hearing what he has to say. Will is an ultra-runner, restaurant owner, pilot, race director, husband, and father. He has …
My First Ultra: 138 Andrew Kelly
Andrew Kelly is extreme, and we mean that in the best way. He rises at 4 am every day to run and is currently on a running streak that is over 1,500 days. He loves the challenge of a big race, he has…
Susie Chan: Trails and tribulations of a record holding runner, mom, and Peleton coach.
Scott had a great chat with Susie Chan on all things adventure, life, and running. We aim to make more content to inspire big efforts from regular, amazing, humans. Enjoy!
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Grief and running: Delorean comes back to share his journey since Season 13.
Delorean Ostrom was a featured runner on Season 13 of the project. His amazing wife lost her battle with a rare cancer in January and we wanted to check in on Delorean. He is setting some big runni…
Season 15:07. Erin runs part of Grindstone for her long run, school's back!
Erin had the chance to get out and run a part of the course for the Grindstone 50k to see how technical the trails were. School is back in session so a new training schedule had to emerge for the la…
My First Ultra: 137 Becky WIlliamson & Sarah Wingate
Becky & Sarah are two fun spirited, adventurous friends. They have shared many miles together on the trails including backpacking sections of the AT, trail runs, and most recently the 100k One Day Hi…
All In Stride author and Olympian Samantha Schultz on her journey and the cost of training.
Today's episode is a change up from typical ultra conversations but an important one nonetheless. Whether you are training for the Olympics or your own big goals, having coaches and people in your co…
Season 15:06 A hot nighttime half marathon, snakes, bears, and post run creeks.
Erin is getting to the higher volume of her training as she continues her journey towards her first ultra. We talk about dealing with heat and seeking water post run during the dry east coast summer…
Season 15:05 Erin goes longer, early aid station and poles strategy talk.
Erin is training for her first ultra at the Grindstone 50k coming in September. Today her coach talks about her longer efforts and early aid station strategy to start thinking about it while she fue…
Ultra Nutrition: 08. Getting in the calories when training volume picks up!
On this episode of Ultra Nutrition we get a great question that many runners and athletes can relate to. As your training volume goes up how do you find ways to get the calories in a healthy way. En…
My First Ultra: 136 Jessica Vanderbush
Jess Vanderbush has many interests, she is an ultra-runner, poet, and documentary filmmaker, she is also the founder, editor-in-chief, and creative director of Eat Clean Run Dirty magazine. She is se…
Ultra Nutrition: 07 Ideas for plant based athletes low in iron and B12
Nutrition coach Abby and coach Scott address listener questions in this ongoing series about nutrition and fueling for athletes. The questions were regarding plant based athletes being low in iron a…
My First Ultra: 135 Nettie Zeppettella
Aneta Zeppettella (Nettie) is a 52-year-old ultra runner who grew up in Poland but has been living in the US since 1999. She has finished some of the most iconic ultras including Western States 100, …
My First Ultra: 134 Cale Recaps the Miwok 100k
Our friend, Cale is back to share his race experience at the Miwok 100K on May 4th. This race has 11,800 feet of gain – views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito, the redwoods, and…
Season 15:04 Erin gets rolling with her training in humid Virginia!
Erin and her coach Lindsay sit down with Scott to talk about the first few weeks of training for her first 50k at the Grindstone 50k. Humid days, ticks, and other random things that come up in the h…
My First Ultra: 133 Jenn Recaps Cocodona 250!
On this podcast our friend, Jenn shares her experience of five days taking on one of the most diverse 200+ mile races, the Cocodona 250. We had this conversation as Jenn is still working through all …
My First Ultra: 132 Rhonda Bompensa-Zimmerman
Rhonda Bompensa-Zimmerman is fairly new to ultra-running. She has been putting in the work and taking on some big challenges, most recently, Sedona Canyons 125. On this podcast we learn how Rhonda ma…
Season 15:03 Introducing Erin, a runner from Virginia running the Grindstone 50k!
We have the pleasure of introducing Erin to the world. She is an educator that grew up on a family farm not too far from Washington D.C. Today, we just get to know her as we will be talking lots of…