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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

01:10:33

My First Ultra: 10 Kate Coward

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/31

Kate Coward is a 41-year-old wife, mother, athlete, coach, and business owner. Kate is known for her mental positivity and ability to preserver through the most extreme conditions. She retired from her career as a CFO and is the founder of Full Potential Coaching, a tailored coaching business for endurance level athletes. Kate’s athletic accomplishments include the Arrowhead 135 at 8 weeks pregnant; as well as the Arrowhead 135 skiing and bike ultra races; Antarctica Marathon; 7 Continents Club,

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27:17

Season 10:19 A tale of two beer miles!

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/26

While Hillary runs in France Scott catches up with Bailey and Katie! They keep it light and talk about their first ever attempt at a beer mile. Let's just say they learned a lot. Enjoy the show!

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38:42

Season 10:18 "I ran some really traily trails."

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/25

Miranda and Melissa catch us up on all of their training adventures and misadventures. Long runs and getting lost and figuring out how to take care of business, yep, on these runs. Listen to the journey of two soon to be ultra runners and their amazing coach on the show today!

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01:00:56

My First Ultra: 09 Zac Marion

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/24

Zac’s passion for endurance sports and helping people started with his own fitness transformation. After struggling with obesity, he went on a quest to feel better and get healthier. What began as a means to lose weight had quickly morphed into an aspiration he pursued vigorously for the last decade. After barely being able to complete one mile, he now competes in ultra-marathons all over the world. During this transformation Zac fell in love with the potential of the human body so much that he

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26:22

Season 10:17 "I'm running into bears more often than...

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/23

Mariah keeps running into bears and Dave is playing the mental games it takes to get the training in but they are both progressing perfectly! We also talk about the 5k retest and more. Enjoy the show!

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43:47

Interview: Bob Becker of the Keys 100.

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/18

Bob Becker is the race director of the Keys 100 and has many adventures he shares with us on the show today. His input on longevity is inspiring as he is proving age is definitely just a number. We hope you enjoy as much as we did!

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01:09:36

My First Ultra: 08 Lucy Bartholomew

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/17

Lucy Bartholomew is an ultrarunner from Australia. She started ultrarunning at only 15 years old and isn’t afraid to pave her own path. Now 25, she's one of the top racers in the world with wins and top performances at some of the sport's most important events. In 2018 Lucy placed 1st for women and created a new course record at Ultra Trail Australia, placed 3rd for women at Western States, and completed many many other races throughout the year. Recently, Lucy set an FKT on the Larapinta Trail - a

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32:24

Season 10:16 The real side of training motivation!

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/13

What an awesome episode. Bailey and Katie cam with awesome questions about the motivation to stay on it in training. Coach Hillary had some awesome feedback and it all ending with such a positive energy we all wanted to go for a run! Enjoy the show!

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24:02

Season 10:15 Melissa and Miranda are feeling the miles!

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/12

Not only is the mileage adding up for these two runners, they are balancing their busy lives and seem to be nailing it. Even it they are pretty worn out! Melissa gets to meet Season 8.5 and 9 runners at a race in Vermont. Miranda's kids have her working double time to get it all in! Coach Greenwood has them ready to keep rolling! Enjoy the show.

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01:06:53

My First Ultra: 07 Marge Hickman

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/10

Marge is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native raised in the Penn Hills. She went from a shy, chubby young woman to being the champion of four major 100-mile races and broke course records across the country, including the Leadville Trail 100, Mohican Trail, Kettle Moraine and Umstead Trail 100. As well as many other races and athletic accomplishments over the last forty-one years. Marge is also a fourteen-time finisher of the Leadville 100, four-time big buckle achiever, holds the record for most

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40:57

My First Ultra: 06 Karen Ray

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/08/03

Here is the thing about ultra running. There are so many people out there doing things you never hear about. Karen is one of those people. She literally just finished the Desert Rats Kokopelli 150-mile race from Grand Junction, CO to Moab, Utah. This was her third time doing it. Karen has been running for over 30 years. What started as short runs eventually turned into triathlons, then ironman and eventually to Ultras. Ultra running is where Karen found her passion. She has conquered many

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25:52

Season 10:14 "I think I finally realized how hard...

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/31

Mariah and Dave keep pushing and they are both learning how much of this effort is going to be mental. Mariah takes a tumble. Coach Basham is back to racing. Enjoy!

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58:10

My First Ultra: 05 Bill Beitler

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/27

Bill Beitler was one of the featured runners on Season 9 of Becoming Ultra. An endlessly curious child of the ‘60s, Bill took a 40-year break from his endurance athletics career to raise an amazing family and pursue a community banking career that lead to two successful stints as CEO at small midwestern banks. A competitive swimmer in his youth who specialized in the 200 individual medley before retiring at age 15, Bill took up running in a committed way at age 55 and successfully finished the

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28:17

Season 10:13 Don't look back when you run and other...

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/24

Jen and Randi are learning something new every week. Whether it be about pushing through mental barriers and knowing when to call it a day or simply better ways to NOT fall on the trail, they are figuring it out. Enjoy the show!

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15:30

Training questions: Tara doesn't have easy access to...

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/24

We love hearing from you all and this was a great question from one of our listeners. What do you do when you can't get out to trails very often? You are nervous about that big mountain run but can't run bigs mountains. Don't worry, it's pretty common and we have some great answers for you!

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54:54

My First Ultra: 04 Bryan Debshaw

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/20

Bryan has been a runner most of his life but has suffered some major setbacks that would sideline most of us for good. He has not given up on his love of running and has accomplished some epic things, Tahoe200, Air force marathon, Marine corp. marathon. Chicago marathon 3 x’s, Big Foot 200, Moab 240, Deliriouswest 200 just to name a few. Bryan is also a husband and father, retired from the military with 30 years of service and currently the owner and CEO of Polaris Laboratories. What a great

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34:20

Season 10:12 Accountability in training and 5k trials.

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/19

Coach Hillary catches up with Bailey and Katie as they finish up their 5k trials early on in the training. They also talk about the accountability in training and the upcoming effforts!

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28:47

Season 10:11 Achilles and lower leg issues, new...

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/14

Miranda tries out some new gear after years of road running. Melissa deal with a little achilles, low leg issue (tightness). Listen in to see how their coach Ellie guides them through some new training concepts!

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29:02

Season 10:10 Stomach issues and how to gauge effort.

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/13

Dave asks a great question about how to know how hard to push. Mariah is dealing with some stomach issues on the longer runs. Coach Basham helps them through it all even with her own epic runs coming up! They both let us know how their 5k trial went too. Enjoy the show!

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51:51

My First Ultra: 03 Ian Sharman

Becoming Ultra ·

2021/07/13

Ian has been racing around the world in all styles of event since 2005 and coaching since 2010, having run over 200 ultras and marathons (PR: 2:21) in every type of weather and on all terrains. He's won over 50 multi-day races/road marathons/trail ultras or adventure races with experience of running in many mountain ranges, including the Himalayas, Andes, Rockies and European Alps. He also holds the fastest time in a trail 100-mile race by a Brit (12h44m), the record for the Grand Slam of

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