515 : The Ultra Podcast
The best part of attending a 515km / Ultraman distance event is the life-long friendships you leave with. These events attract remarkable athletes from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. 515 : The Ultra Podcast invites you into the lives of these people who make up the Ultra family through conversations hosted by Larry Ryan, race director of Ultra TriFest Canada and the new Ultra 515 World Wide Championships held in Whistler, BC.
Join us if you are an Ironman with an aspiration toward the 515km distance; if you are a seasoned veteran of Ultratriathlon; or you just want to fill your training hours listening to inspiring stories, about epic events, told by interesting people. There will be plenty of take-aways for your own training and/or your bucket list. For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com
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515 : The Ultra Podcast
S5E1 -- UMUK 515 race directors Ben Peresson and Richard Groome
Ben Peresson and Richard Groome from UMUK join me to talk about their ultra races and share their backgrounds in the sport.
Ben is a “black shirt” Norseman Xtreme racer and Marathon Des Sables finisher. Richard has taken on The Brutal and rode every stage of the Tour de France with a magazine map as his guide.
Together, they, like many race directors, fell into organizing the UMUK rather than see it go away. We discuss the direction of their events and they give an excellent description of what makes the Snowdonia region of Wales an exceptional place to host a 515 event.
This year's event is happening September 1 - 3, 2023. You can follow on Instagram.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Ultra TriFest Canada
- Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
- Norseman Xtreme
- Marathon Des Sables
- UMUK
- Ironman Wales
- The Brutal
- Parkrun
- Ironman World Championships
- Ironman Lanzarote
- Raid Pyrenees
- Tour de France
- Sail 4 Cancer
- OxFam
- Snowdonia Society
- UM Canada
- Ultra 520K Canada
- Finding Ultra – book
- Ultra MX 515
- Becoming Forrest: One man's epic run across America – book
- Great DIvide Ride
- Race Across America
Shout outs and mentions in this episode:
- Carol Peresson
- Andrea Pocher
- Claire Peresson
- Darren Welsh
- Lance Armstrong
- Andy Hayward
- Steve Brown (S2E13)
- Rich Roll
- Charlotte Chambers
- Mark Beaumont
- Van Sanchez (S2E13)
- Rob Pope
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Show Contributors:
Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music : Run by 331
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For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com
