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. 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 If you like what you hear on the podcast and want to support more content, consider visiting my BUY ME A COFFEE page to show your appreciation : https://buymeacoffee.com/larryryan
Episodes
The 2025 UM Australia created a star in the man who was behind the camera for the Live stream. Beñat Oliveira is a former competitor from 2023 who returned to help out the Dream Team make more dreams come true.
He joins me to talk about that experience and why he has returned to the Basque region from Sydney. Spoiler: Triathlon. His current job has him advising the New South Wales Department of Health in ...
UM Australia 2025 celebrated the 10th anniversary of the event this year. We were a part of it by creating a Live Stream of all 36 hours. In this episode we speak to the champions of 2025, Tim Belstead and Kirsty Sheehan to hear about how the race unfolded for each of them.
In the final segment, Jeff Morris, the UM race director shares his experiences from this year and a little information about a new race UM New Ze...
UM Australia race director, Jeff Morris, joins me to present the field 41 athletes who are toeing the line of the 10th anniversary race. Trying to highlight this many athletes is tough work, so we also recruited the knowledge of the race announcer, Tim Franklin.
In addition to finding out about the athletes, we discuss parts of the course and what the first ever Live Stream event will entail. Use the link belo...
Fernando Lopez is an Ironman Gold All World Athlete and a seasoned endurance athlete who has completed more than 200 races, including 26 world Championships with several podiums. HIs races include 10 Extreme Triathlons, 3 Ultramans, over 50 Ironmans, and 4 times at the Boston Marathon. He also did the Houston marathon four times in one day.
This legendary racer has stories about a variety of extreme event...
Part one of this episode is a Ultraman Florida recap. First, I am joined by the youngest ever competitor to complete Ultraman Florida, Jacob Beldick. Followed by the newest 60-69 age group world record holder, Dougin Walker. Both athletes share their stories about the 2025 race. One is told from the front of the field and the other from the rear, but they both had amazing experiences.
In part two, I have an Ultraman...
Billy RIckards is a veteran 515 racer that helps others to get to the finish line as an amazing crew person. He lives Aloha, Ohana, Kokua within the Ultra Fam. As a person who has chosen to call Hawaii home; it only makes sense that he has a strong connection to the island values.
Do you like dolphins? Then you have even one more reason to tune in to this episode.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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Jen McVeay joins me in this episode to preview the field of athletes toeing the line at 2025 Ultraman Florida, February 14-16th. We are joined by to 2 time Ultraman Champion Steve Keller.
Steve offers the perspective of previous champion, current athlete, and current coach. Steve has embarked on a special journey that he reveals in our conversation. First to Five Youtube Page : https://youtube.com/@firsttofive?si=Vr...
On today's episode of 515 The Ultra Podcast, we're joined by a true legend. Bob Babbitt is the voice behind one of the most celebrated radio programs and podcasts in endurance sports – Competitor Radio and Breakfast with Bob.
He is also a visionary community builder as a co-founder of Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
His impact on the sport is undeniable, earning him inductions into...
This episode has a number of past guests rejoining the podcast to discuss the 2024 Ultraman World Championships. First up are two of the four people who were inducted into the Ultraman Hall of Fame at this year's Thanksgiving breakfast. Gary Wang, who is a 20 time consecutive UMWC finisher, and Steve King (the voice of Ultraman).
I also check in with the two winners of the event. The men’s champion, Juan Bautis...
Happy Thanksgiving USA!
When Thanksgiving rolls around 515 athletes know that it is time for the Ultraman World Championships.
In this episode I speak with two athletes who will be competing in this year’s race.
Mark Moody is an EMT from Bellevue Washington who holds the 60+ age group record at Ultraman Canada. He has crewed numerous times at 515 races around the world and is now ready for his own adventure on the islan...
Jen Annett drops by to speak about her recent record setting 515 race in Canada and preparations to take on the Ultraman World Championships at the end of the month.
Jen has not had the best luck when racing as a pro at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, but this time she has the backing of her entire community and she is ready for the challenge.
She also shares her Precision nutrition plan for ra...
The Ultraman World Championships are coming next month. But today’s show has nine former World Champions telling stories about their experiences in Kona and about the lead up to the big race. It is just what you need to start getting excited or to take a trip down memory lane.
In coming episodes, listen for some conversations with 2024 Hawaii athletes.
You can go to my podcast website with the f...
Gerard Charlton has had a pre Ultraman sporting career and post Ultraman sporting career.
Like most athletes, pre Ultraman, Gerard was all about racing Ironman in Penticton (11 times) and just trying to get a little faster. In 2005, with some prodding from Steve King, Gerard took on Ultraman Canada. At that time in his life, his sports became more about meeting the challenge and doing it for a greater good. These ch...
Retired Lieutenant-Colonel, Anthony O’Keeffe, member of the 2003 Canadian Armed Forces Sports Hall of Fame, joins me to discuss his sporting career. A career that includes 33 Ironmans, 9 Ultraman Hawaii races, and 3 solo RAAM races.
Tony shares many tips on how to race these events based on the mistakes that he endured and the successes that he achieved. We discuss his career in the Canadian Armed Forces and how t...
Ingrid Hillhouse is a farmer, a coach, and an addiction expert due to her life experiences. She is a six time 515 distance racer who turned to ultra cycling and randonneuring. We discuss races such as Ultraman, San Diego 300, and Paris-Brest-Paris. She is very open about her life experiences and how they have all brought her to where she is today – In Kona!
Soon she will be releasing her book, Cycling through Life, ...
She’s Iron. She’s Ultra. She’s Epic.
After being the second woman ever to complete the Epic 5 in 2017, Melissa Urie set out for an even more superlative title – Uberman. With the help of her amazing crew, Melissa was able to become the first female finisher of Uberman in 2019 (and set the swim record while doing so) in an overall time of 135 hours 55 minutes or 5 days 15 hours 55 minutes.
In this episode, Melissa...
Steve King is a foundational guest on this podcast. Even though he appeared in the first three episodes (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3), I am not sure that we know all about this man. So, I hosted an online Zoom meeting for anyone who wanted to show up and partake in the AMA with Steve.
This episode is the recording from that meeting. You can just look down at the resources and people mentioned to see what a wide variety of ...
It’s another round table discussion on the state of Ultra. This time I have four female coaches join me to speak specifically about female participation in the sport.
Kate Bevilaqua from (S5E10) is back to lend her knowledge as a three time champion at Ultra 520K Canada, UM Australia, and the World Championships. She also brings years of coaching and her background as a professional long distance triathlete...
Two great races are highlighted in the first episode of the season.
UM Australia + UltraMX 515 Non-Stop
First, I have a conversation with the two champions of the 2024 UM Australia that recently wrapped in Noosa. Melinda Cockshutt and Anthony Vloedmans share how the race went for them this year and a little about themselves.
In the second part, friend of the show, Van Sanchez, is back again to introduce the twelv...
UM Australia is the focus of this episode once again – like it was a year ago in (S4E8) . I caught up with race director, Jeff Morris, to preview the 40 athletes who are toeing the line in Noosa on May 11-13th.
With only four previous competitors in this year's field there isn’t an outright favourite, like last year’s, Simon Cochrane; but the women’s field looks to be very competitive. We discuss all of the athl...
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