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Becoming Ultra

Athlete On Fire

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!

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01:01:57

My First Ultra: 73 Matt Fitzgerald Is Back!

Becoming Ultra ·

2023/01/03

Matt Fitzgerald is an endurance sports author, coach, and nutritionist. His many books include The Comeback Quotient, 80/20 Running, and The Endurance Diet, How Bad Do You Want It and his latest book, On Pace, Discover How To Run Every Race At Your Real Limit. Matt’s writings have also appeared in numerous magazines, including Outside and Runner’s World, and on popular websites such as podiumrunner.com and nbcnews.com. He is a cofounder of 80/20 Endurance and the creator of the Diet Quality Score

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33:44

Season 13:05. The Season 13 Audio Application

Becoming Ultra ·

2023/01/03

From across the country, and world, applicants shared the reasons they wanted to be a part of the Becoming Ultra Project! We will be choosing during the selection show so stay tuned. Thanks for listening.

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01:03:37

A vegan and a hunter become best friends on the trails!

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/30

Excuse the cheesy title but this is basically how it all went down. Bailey and Katie met on Season 10 of the Becoming Ultra project and became fast friends. Today's show is a dive into why they both live a certain lifestyle when it comes to food and where we get our food. More than the light debate, the lesson is that we can all get along with the biggest personal differences. A good lesson for the world right now! It's a great conversation and hope you all enjoy!

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05:35

On the 12th Run of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/24

You have put in so much work over this challenge. If you completed it all I would love to hear from you so shoot me a message at becomingultra@gmail.com. I want to know what your experience was like! The 12th run is here! We call this the grateful run.. The goal is to reflect on the things in your life you are grateful for and have fun doing it! Every 10 minutes for 50 minutes you will focus on a different aspect to be grateful for. I came up with this while visiting my family years ago and

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08:26

On the 11th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/23

On the 11th Run Of Christmas... 11 accelerations @ 100 meters How it's done: Warm up for a mile or 10 minutes. You are going to run 100 meters at a time and then recover for a minute or so in between each. Know your body. If you haven't run fast in a while keep a governor on the top end pace. A football field is a great place for this but any straightaway will do. Start each effort like a plane taking off. By the time you are at the 50 meter mark you should be at the max speed you will go for

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04:30

On the 10th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/22

On the 10th Run of Christmas... We hope you are enjoying this challenge. The 10th run isn't necessarily hard but it is time consuming. Go for a double digit run OR go for your longest run. Go out and spend some time in the fresh air and have a good one! If your longest run to date is 5 miles we would suggest to not add more than a couple miles. Enjoy the relaxed pace and the effort you have put into this so far! Great work and see you tomorrow on the 11th day.

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37:10

Wasaultra: Meet the RD's behind a new backyard style...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/21

What happens when 6 runners race and run and crew each other all over the country when they come back to their home in Wasau, Wisconsin? They create a killer backyard ultra of course. Two of the six race directors and founders of Wasaultra came on the show to talk about how the race was conceived, their big goals in the future, and how it works with so many cooks in the kitchen. It was a fun sit down to just get to know some passionate RD's in the world of ultra running that we all love! Enjoy

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05:13

The 9th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/21

On the 9th Run Of Christmas... 90 minute power hike How it's done: Today we are going to the ultra roots. Being able to power hike for long periods of time is a huge skill for covering long distances. The goal today is to power hike for 90 minutes and trying to stick to as close to a 15 minute/mile pace as possible. That's it. No running allowed. Record how much distance you covered for retesting! It's tougher than it looks. Try not to default to just a walk. See you tomorrow for the

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08:14

On the 8th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/20

On the 8th Run Of Christmas... 8x400's How it's done: Warm up with a half mile at 70% effort. This is best done on a track. If you don't have access to a track then marking off the distance is ideal. You should be able to run without looking down too much(watch/phone) Run 400m, recover for 90 sec. Do this 8 times. The 400 is a tough 1-3.5 minutes for most of us. It's simple but it ain't easy. Be strict on recovery. The faster we run, the more efficient our form typically is so keep in mind

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06:35

The 7th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/19

On the 7th Run Of Christmas... 7x3x10: How it's done: You are essentially doing 7 rounds of 10 minutes with the first 3 minutes of every set being all out. Round one is a warm up. The pace for the last 7 minutes can be an easy jog or walk. The reason there is so much recovery is that the 3 minutes needs to be really tough. If you want to do on a track or treadmill it is a good set for that. This is another good one to practice active recovery in long efforts. Think about running up a hill

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09:10

On the 6th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/18

On the 6th Run Of Christmas... A 60 minute effort at night(or in the dark) How it's done: Run for 60 minutes in the dark. If you live somewhere cold it is so hard to just get out there int he cold night or morning but WE can do it. Today is all about finding joy in running in a time or place you don't usually. Find a route with Christmas lights or a safe track. Be careful and bring a friend if you can. Finish up with hot chocolate or a coffee! Our comfort zone is meant to be pushed. You've

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02:32

On the 5th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/17

On the 5th Run Of Christmas... Run a 5k. Keeping this one simple so warm up for 5 minutes and go run a 5k The goal is to push yourself and see what you got! Many of you are going to justify the fact that you are sore, or tired, or don't like running fast and just go and get it done going through the motions. The challenge today is to not think of anything but putting a good effort in. You've got this. See you tomorrow for day 6!

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06:24

On the 4th Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/16

On the 4th Run Of Christmas... 4 Lunge Miles How it's done: You are going to do 20 lunges(10/leg) before every mile. Ideally you are doing step back lunges as they are easier to keep good form. The second your last lunge is complete you start running the next mile. 4 total miles and 80 total lunges This is a great set to learn how to run on fatigued legs. Think mountain efforts. We use sets like these for people training for mountain runs when they don't have access to mountains. See you tomorrow

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05:57

On the 3rd Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/15

On the 3rd Run Of Christmas... 3 progressively faster mile repeats How it's done: Warm up with 5-10 minutes of movement. Get the HR up and prep that body for a tough set. Mile repeats are typically running a mile at a high effort with minimal recovery(2-3 minutes) For this set you will run a mile at 70% effort then recover for 2 minutes, run one at 80% with 2 minutes of recovery and then run one more at 90%. Most will do better running the first at effort then trying to speed up based on time for

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43:58

My First Ultra: 72 Tracie Hunter

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/13

Tracie Hunter is a certified running coach and business owner of IRG Training. She has been running since the 90’s, and just completed her 30th marathon and 4th world major marathon at the Abbott World Age Group Championships in London. She has also completed 2 ultra-marathons: a 50 miler and 100k and would like to someday complete a 100 miler. She has been running for over 25 years, but her fastest marathons have all come in the last year. Tracie has been running marathons for years (she ran

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05:05

On the 2nd Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/13

On the second Run Of Christmas... 10x2:1 intervals. How it is done: The workout is to be a strict 30 minutes. The warm up is built into the set. You run hard for 2 minutes and easy for 1. The 1 minute interval can be a walk if needed. The first 3 intervals should be easy and used to wake everything up. By the time you get to round 4 you need to make the 2 minutes feel much, much longer with your effort. Be strict with the time. No extra recovery. Each one will get cumulatively tougher.

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07:40

On the 1st Run Of Christmas...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/13

On the first Run Of Christmas... Run a 20 minute time trial. These are great no matter what fitness level you are bringing to the table. Here is how it's done. Warm-up for 5-10 minutes. You should be close to sweating and your heart rate should be noticeably higher. Here is a great warm up for this type of effort. Then, set your timer for 20 minutes and cover as much distance as you can. Record the distance and make sure you run it somewhere that you could retest in the future. You

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11:58

Be Ultra Year Challenge and more news!

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/10

Join Scott as he catches everyone up on ways to engage and be a part of the Becoming Ultra community from year long challenges to hyper seasonal challenges and everything else! Enjoy the show. Check out everything else here.

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01:02:16

My First Ultra: 71 Makinsie Bartholomew

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/12/06

Makinsie Bartholomew came from a background of triathlon. In high school she did swim team and track & field, and a handful of sprint triathlons. After graduating in 2011 she competed in half and full Ironmans. Makinsie completed her first Ironman in 2014 and then her first 50-mile ultramarathon in 2015. She had never done any trail races further than 13 miles and jumped straight to 50 miles. She has completed 4 Ironmans, 10 Half Ironmans, a 50-mile ultramarathon and the Bigfoot 200. Makinsie has a

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01:14:03

My First Ultra: 70 Andrea Kooiman

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/11/29

Andrea Casella Kooiman is an avid runner with over 150 marathon and ultra-marathons under her belt. Some of her accomplishments include the Boston Marathon, Grand Slam of Ultra-running (4 oldest trail 100’s in one summer), Badwater 135 three times, Western States twice, HURT 100, UTMB, Vol State 500K, taking 3rd place overall. Andrea is also one of the founders of WeRock, a program created as a response to the challenges faced by the Orange County communities’ young people. It is an educational,

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