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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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All Episodes

Season 11:23 Lene is getting bored on long runs,...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/03/24

Ellie meets with her runners on this episode to talk about the last few weeks before their first 50k! Lene looks for solutions for the end of her long runs. Caitlin gets a little tough love and seems to have found a distraction on the trails!

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42:38

Training Q & A: Is cadence important, 100 mile weeks,...

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2022/03/24

Coach Scott Jones fields a handful of questions from runners. Is cadence that important? How do you maintain 100 mile weeks? How do you get better running downhill? Enjoy the show!

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01:07:25

My First Ultra: 39 Sarah Cummings

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2022/03/22

Sarah Cummings is a marathon, ultramarathon and ultra-trail runner. She is a 2-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier (2:34.47 personal best) and 3-time member of Team USA (Road 50K x2, Pan American Games Marathon). In 2014, she was 10th at the Chicago Marathon. Sarah started her running career at Corona del Mar HS in Newport Beach, CA and continued at Princeton University where she graduated in 2011 with a degree in Economics. While at Princeton, Sarah was a 4-time Ivy League Champion and earned

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01:02:21

My First Ultra: 38 Will Speakman

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2022/03/15

When you google teamwork, you just might see Willy’s picture next to it. Also google crazy, same pic different outfit. Willy is all about helping others and hates to be the center of attention. At 49 he was very overweight, mentally strong and positive but not physically well. Being the great polish wife, I am I got his fat ass a gym membership and put us both on a nutrition plan. We were in this together! The weight loss is what started the journey. One day he woke up and said he is going to

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27:11

Season 11:22 Work and run balance.

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2022/03/12

It happens to everyone at some point. You feel guilty for running when you have so much else to do. Sometimes you just need a little perspective and that seemed to be the theme on today's episode with Caitlin, Lene, and their coach Ellie Greenwood!

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29:14

Season 11:21 Mentally preparing for the difference...

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2022/03/10

Evangelyn has an epic time in Moab. Jeremy wants to know how to mentally prepare for the distance when you don't go all the way in training. Another great conversation for Season 11 runners!

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28:27

Season 11:20 Amy volunteers in AZ, the Pearson's hit...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/03/08

Amy made her way to Arizona and vounteered for a race while the Pearson's have a couple big weekends in the books. Enjoy the show!

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01:02:11

My First Ultra: 37 Erica Gratton

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2022/03/08

Erica Efinger-Gratton is a mother, race director and runner. She is grateful to her father for encouraging her to run at a very young age. Before race directing Erica went to school for the recording arts and worked as a sound engineer and in production management. She worked with numerous bands which included Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park where she gained her knowledge of producing events. In 2001 she started her family and stayed home to raise her girls. In 2010, she got certified as a running

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55:25

My First Ultra: 36 Sabrina Little

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2022/03/01

Sabrina is a professional trail and ultrarunner for HOKA, a philosophy instructor at Morehead State University, a writer, a wife, and a mom to a 20-month-old daughter named Lucy. She has been selected to 5 US teams and has won 5 US national titles. She was the individual silver medalist in the World 24-Hour Championships in 2013 and a scoring member of the 2018 Trail World Championship bronze medal-winning team. Sabrina's philosophy research is moral character and emotions, and her current project

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17:20

Run For The Love Challenge Recap: 24 days, 24...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/02/27

Scott recaps the Run For The Love challenge with some quotes from the participants as well as had a Minnesota runner who completed it come on to chat about it. Enjoy the show!

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28:23

Season 11:19 How do YOU run through a creek on a run?

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2022/02/25

Coach Ellie, Scott, Lene, and Caitlin had a fun conversation about creek crossings and finally everyone is running again! Enjoy the show. Thanks to Venga CBD for today's show.

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58:41

My First Ultra: 35 Jessica Mace

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2022/02/22

Jessica is a mom, wife, 5-year survivor of stage IV cancer, creator of the website: www.carebetter.org, works in financial services, and teaches a finance course at a local college. She started distance running in college when she completed her first marathon and has finished a total of 12 to date. She also loves doing half marathons, triathlons, road biking events and has a newfound love for trail running. Jessica’s story has sadness and challenges, but she does not dwell on that. Instead, she

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29:56

Season 11:18 When you give your energy to others all...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/02/18

Hillary, Scott, Jeremy, and Evangelyn have a great conversation of the expectations on your running when you give so much to others all day long. Parents, busy students, and many more of you will definitely be able to relate. Enjoy and much thanks to Venga CBD for sponsoring today's show!

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31:15

Season 11:17 Amy gets out of Alaska, Pearson's ready...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/02/16

Coach Scott and the crew talk about the last few weeks. The ups and downs of training and how to reframe the downs with the goal of a lifetime of running. Amy gets a break from the cold north Alaska and the Pearson's get ready for a back to back 25k. Enjoy the show. Thanks to our sponsor Venga CBD for today's episode!

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53:29

My First Ultra: 34 Stevie Kremer

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2022/02/15

Stevie Kremer was born in Germany and moved to Connecticut when she was just under a year old because her dad was transferred with a German bank. She grew up playing soccer (even though she was terrible), tennis, and golf, and ran indoor track to keep in shape. After high school, she attended Colorado College where she obtained a bachelor’s degree, followed by a master’s in education. It was in September of her senior year at CC that she ran her first marathon-it was a dirt road marathon in Boulder

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01:06:16

My First Ultra: 33 Louise Bruce

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2022/02/08

Louise Bruce used to have a passion for drinking, wine was her choice, and she drank it to celebrate, to commiserate because she had a great day, a rubbish day, because it was Tuesday or Friday and so the list went on. Lou’s life was an emotional roller-coaster of some lows, some very lows and the odd high which was almost always short-lived – largely because her self-worth was so horrendous, she sabotaged anything good because she didn’t believe she deserved it. And then something changed, she

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26:19

Season 11:16 It's OK to miss a day, we promise.

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2022/02/04

Coach Hillary is setting Evangelyn and Jeremy up for an exciting last couple months of training as they switch from primarily timed efforts to more mileage goals for long runs. We remind the runners that missing a run here and there is normal and ok! Enjoy the show and show some love for Venga CBD!

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29:26

Season 11:15 Lene and Caitlin resume training, one...

Becoming Ultra ·

2022/02/03

Coach Ellie gets some great news as Caitling and Lene are back to a semi normal training schedule. Caitlin drops her caffeine intake significantly! Only 74 days from their first ultra! Enjoy the show and show some love for our sponsor Venga CBD!

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01:07:45

My First Ultra: 32 Jenn & Dave Goins

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2022/02/01

Jenn started running in Nov. 2017 completing her first 5k in February of 2018 and then moving up to longer distances almost every weekend. 2021 was what Jenn refers to as her mid-life crisis as she ran her first marathon in February, turned 40 in March, bought a sports car in June, ran her first Ultra in October and then finished the year by taking an early retirement from her job of 21 years. Jenn discovered her love of trail running while training to complete her first ultra and can’t wait to

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23:42

Season 11:14 Amy tries to figure out knee issues, the...

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2022/01/29

A few months out from their first ultra and the Pearson husband and wife team seem to be plugging right along. Amy has some knee and back issues and tries to find answers. We hope you enjoy the show of real people training for really big things!

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