Ultra Origins
In this series we hear from runners who recently finished their first ultra or completed a new distance.
In these conversations we celebrate regular people who are doing hard things, there’s a lot we can learn and be inspired-by from people just like you.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2024
25-Aum Gandhi
Today on Ultra Origins, we meet Om Gandhi, an inspiring ultra runner who transformed his life through endurance running. From 5Ks to 200 mile races, Om shares his journey of overcoming personal chall…
00:43:34 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
24-April Shrum
In this episode, we meet April Shrum, who at the end of September ran the Mountain Lakes 100, her first time training for and completing that distance. April shares her journey from marathons to comp…
00:41:37 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
23-Drew Shetley
This week, we meet Drew Shetley, a runner from Memphis, Tennessee, who recently took on his first 50 miler at the Man Against Horse event in Arizona. It was really fun to talk with Drew and hear abou…
00:56:26 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
22-Ingrid Sarris
In this episode, we meet Ingrid Sarris, a resident of Jerome, Arizona, one of the iconic towns the Cocodona 250 course runs through. Ingrid was 71 years old in 2021, when she watched the inaugural Co…
00:48:15 |
Sat 09 Nov 2024
21-Brandon Sparks
In this episode, we meet Brandon Sparks, an athlete from Ohio who has always been active, but found as he got older, the weight he had gained made it difficult for him to do the things he wanted. So …
00:41:16 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
20-Jocelyn Briggs
In this episode, Jocelyn Briggs, a dedicated ultra runner from Ontario, Canada, shares her journey from her first 50-miler to recently conquering 200 and 250-mile distances. She reflects on how she's…
00:54:35 |
Sat 02 Nov 2024
19-Austin Posey
In this podcast episode, Austin Posey shares his inspiring journey of training for and completing his first 100-mile ultra marathon, the Blue Heron Hundreds in Alabama. As a firefighter, father of th…
00:48:24 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
18-Amy Goblirsch
In this episode, we speak with Amy Goblirsch, who ran her first trail race, a 50K in Arizona in 2022. And then after having a baby in 2023, Amy turned her training towards running her first 100 miler…
00:48:54 |
Sat 26 Oct 2024
17-Scott Imlay
In this episode we speak with Scott Imlay, who recently completed his first 200 mile ultra marathon at Bigfoot after rekindling his running journey in his 50s. Scott talks about how a healthcare scar…
00:49:56 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
16-Sarah Normand
In this episode we speak with Sarah Normand, a runner from New Hampshire with a history of running road marathons who recently completed the Big Foot 200, her first 200 mile ultra run. Sarah shares h…
00:43:40 |
Sat 19 Oct 2024
15-Michael Quintas
In this episode we meet Michael Quintas, a father of six and an ER nurse who at 46 years old recently completed his first ultra marathon just one year after taking up running to improve his health. M…
00:52:44 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
14-Chris Davis
In this episode we speak with Chris Davis, who at age 56 ran his first 50 miler this summer, but after having run many marathons and even a few 50ks over his long running career. I really enjoyed lis…
00:49:41 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
13-Joanny
Joanny is a Canadian runner who, to celebrate her and her husband's 40th birthdays, trained for an 80K, that's 240Ks for their two 40th birthdays. 80Ks is basically 50 miles for my fellow Americans. …
01:08:01 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
12-Jeff Cady
Jeff Cady is this week's guest, and this summer he ran his first official 50k race at Go Beyond Racing's Volcanic 50k. Jeff has a long history of running and mountaineering, and along the way has exp…
00:39:36 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
11-Antonia Timmer
In this episode, we meet Antonia Timmer, who attempted the Tahoe 200 this spring. Antonia's journey into ultra running began under the most challenging of circumstances, a stage four melanoma diagnos…
01:03:58 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
10-Ben Standhardt
In this episode of Ultra Origins, we speak with Ben Standhardt, a runner who was so inspired by a video of my running Moab 240 that he transformed from a self-proclaimed non-runner into an ultra runn…
00:52:12 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
09-Joe Hardin
In this episode, we meet Joe Hardin, who shares his journey of hitting rock bottom due to alcohol and substance abuse, then turning to exercise and running, which led to his finishing his first 100K …
00:37:58 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
08-Lulu Martinez
In this episode we meet Lulu Martinez, a good friend of my wife Leah and me who we originally met while Lulu's husband Joe and I were both running the Triple Crown of 200s in 2022. While Lulu has bee…
01:03:17 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
07-Elliott Waldock
In this episode, we meet Elliot Waldock from North Dakota. Elliot is a fan of the channel, and I happened to meet him while I was volunteering at the 2023 Crazy Mountain 100 in Montana. Elliot ran hi…
00:57:11 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
06-Justin Handlin
In this episode, we talk to Justin Handlin from Houston, Texas. I met Justin in April at the Ancient Lakes 50K, where he ran his first 50K. At the time, my mind was playing with the idea of this seri…
00:45:37 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
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