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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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15:39

Season 12 Launch Week: Coach Ellie's thoughts on the...

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2022/05/11

Scott shares a little about what the next week entails and Ellie shares why she is excited and what she would love to see in the applicants of Season 12! Enjoy the show and apply here!

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59:24

My First Ultra: 46 Justin True

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2022/05/10

A former mixed martial arts fighter, Justin True was no stranger to pushing through unimaginable pain to win in the octagon. However, this pain was different, and too much for him to overcome. True’s first attempt to take his own life was not successful, so he tried again. When the second attempt also failed, True had a fundamental shift in his outlook on life. He emerged wanting to turn his life around, and to help others who are suffering and feeling hopeless. Since that day, True’s life has been

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40:10

Season 12: Meet the RD of Jack's 50k, the Season 12...

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2022/05/06

We are pumped to introduce Dawn Lisenby, the race director and coach in charge of East Coast Trail Racing. Her race, Jack's Trail 50k will take place in Palm Coast, Florida this coming October and benefit a scholarship fund for her brother Jack. She shares her coaching philosophy, the history of the race and region, and why she is pumped to partner with us for another epic season!

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52:40

Ben Mead with Chasing Cutoffs

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2022/05/06

We sit down with founder and podcast host of Chasing Cutoffs, Ben Mead. As a self proclaimed back of the packer Ben thought there should be a show about the runners that don't always have the most perfect days racing. That, and the fact he interviewed Season 4 Becoming Ultra runner Rebecca Roehm who had one of the more epic cutoff chasing races we have ever been a part of was reason enough to have him come share his vision for Chasing Cutoffs!

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56:06

My First Ultra: 45 Annie Hughes

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2022/05/03

Annie Hughes lives and trains year-round in Leadville, Colorado. This past summer at 23 years old, she became the youngest ever female champion of the Leadville 100 and the Moab 240. She ran one of her very first ultras at the Silver Rush 50 when she first moved to Leadville in 2019 and ended up qualifying for the 100. Annie has since fell in love with the sport and the longer 100 – 200 plus mile distances. Living in Leadville opened so many doors for her as an up-and-coming ultra-runner. She has

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27:50

Season 11:31 "I had no idea what mile I was at all...

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2022/04/29

Lene makes her way across the world to run her first ultra in Colorado and Caitlin enjoyed 98% of her first ultra. Coach Ellie Greenwood gets to hear how it all went down on this post race recap call from Season 11 of the Becoming Ultra Project!

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35:25

Season 11:30 Jeremy and Evangelyn reflect on their...

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2022/04/26

"Mom strength will prepare you for anything." Coach Hillary " Why would you not do something that gives you the feeling that you can do anything." Evangelyn "My rigid limitations of what I think is possible for me have gone away." Jeremy Running these long distances are more than just running. Enjoy the show!

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58:05

My First Ultra: 44 Anthony Costales

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2022/04/26

Anthony Costales is a Junior High PE teacher and Ultra-Trail runner from Salt Lake City, UT where he lives with his wife Katie, 16-month-old daughter Piper, and their cattle dog Brighton. Born and raised in Northern California he started running in 6th grade after his Jr High PE teacher suggested he go out for the cross-country team, having no idea what that was, he showed up and the rest is history. He ran XC/Track at his local high school and continued on competing for American River Junior

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42:39

Season 11:29 Husband and wife run their first Ultra...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/04/24

Cale and Meghan followed the training, put the work in and sacrificed when needed for a big goal and we couldn't be happier for them. Listen to the post race recap from the Desert RATS 50k in Fruita, Colorado!

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01:01:39

My First Ultra: 43 Brittany Peterson

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2022/04/19

Brittany Peterson is a Minnesota native who has been running since Junior High School. She has been in Idaho for the past 12 years, which is where her ultra-running and mountain running really took off post-collegiately. She has run professionally for Nike Trail since 2018 while she also balances a career as an occupational therapist teaching at a university. Brittany and her partner, Cody, enjoy traveling, running with their dogs and exploring the mountains in their backyard. They put on a

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13:27

Pre Season 11 Messages from YOU!

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2022/04/16

Audience, family, and friends left messages for runners of Season 11!

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37:49

Season 11:28 "I'm freaked out how not freaked out I am."

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2022/04/15

Jeremy and Evangelyn dealt with the weather and life to get here to the start line of their first 50k. This is their pre race call with their coach. Enjoy!

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34:50

Season 11:27 Husband and wife ready for their first...

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2022/04/15

As Amy heads down to the lower 48 to test her legs this weekend as the Pearson's ready themselves for their first ultra. This is their call with their coach before the race! Enjoy!

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41:18

Season 11:26 "I'm sure I'll cry, I'm sure I'll throw...

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2022/04/15

The time is here. Caitlin and Lene trained through a pretty interesting 6 months and their days is upon us. They will be running their first ultra. This is the call with their coach before they get it done. Enjoy.

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25:38

Q & A: Knowing when to race the next distance,...

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2022/04/13

We had some good questions from listeners online and a couple runners joined us to ask theirs as well! How do you keep your energy up after long training runs? How do you know when to go up in distance and more! Enjoy!

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59:53

My First Ultra: 42 Hector Rodriguez

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2022/04/12

Hector Rodriguez is a husband, father of two girls and an Ultra Endurance athlete that resides in San Diego, CA. Since 2020, he has competed in over 20 Ultramarathons all over the country. His resume includes multiple 100+ milers on treadmills, top 5 finishes in 24/48-hour races, and four 200+ races including the Triple Crown of 200s in 2021. Hector is also very passionate about giving back to his community. Hector has this amazing energy that makes you smile and pulls you in. We had so much

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01:09:10

My First Ultra: 41 Rob Steger

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2022/04/05

Training for Ultra is the brainchild of ultramarathon runner Rob Steger and includes a website, an Amazon TV series, multiple films, a self-published book, and a globally ranked podcast. Rob started running in 2015 and since then he has run 30 ultramarathons including four 200-milers. He is currently getting into race directing and recently hosted his first virtual 50k! On his podcast, Training for Ultra, he has hosted numerous guests including Eliud Kipchoge, Courtney Dauwalter, Camille Herron,

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57:09

My First Ultra: 40 Beth Freymiller

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2022/03/29

Beth Freymiller is a wife, mom of three girls, engineer, yoga teacher, cyclist, and trail runner with a passion for being active in the outdoors. Beth was a college track and field and cross-country athlete. She took a long break from running after college just returning to the sport in 2020 as a trail runner. Since then, she has completed two 50k’s and one 100k. Beth is also active as a cyclist who competes in endurance races on gravel, mountain and fat bikes. Beth is a total bad ass with an

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26:09

Season 11:25 The Pearson's go long and deal with...

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2022/03/26

Cale and Meghan deal with some seasonal allergies but keep increasing volume and look strong. Amy gets more miles on the bike as her leg continues to be an issue but she is keepnig it positive!

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23:42

Season 11:24 Evangelyn runs in the desert, Jeremy...

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2022/03/25

Coach Hillary gets her crew mentally ready for the coming weeks! Jeremy plans to practice eating aid station foods and deals with a hip. Evangelyn has a tough long run! Enjoy!

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