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Flying Upstream Podcast045: Breaking Free: From Corporate Executive to Hawaiian FarmerIn this episode of Flying Upstream, we dive deep into the inspiring journey of Ingrid Hillhouse, a former Vice President in the oil and gas industry who courageously chose to break free from the corporate grind and embrace a simpler, more fulfilling life as a farmer in Hawaii.
Ingrid candidly shares her transformative journey, including overcoming addiction, dealing with the stress and burnout of corporate life, and ultimately seeking inner peace and self-love. We explore the societal pressures that often lead to burnout and the importance of prioritizing personal well-being and aligning with one's true purpose.
2024-12-3141 min
515 : The Ultra PodcastS6E5 -- Cycling Through Life with Ohana Guest Ingrid HillhouseSend us a textIngrid 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, which accounts her cycling experiences wrapped in her repeated cycles of addiction. As a...2024-08-161h 31515 : The Ultra PodcastS6E4 -- The World’s First Female Uberman Finisher : Melissa UrieSend us a textShe’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 shares her spirit for participation in these Ultra events and throws in lots of tips...2024-07-261h 23515 : The Ultra PodcastS2E6 -- If it’s November . . . Postcards from KonaSend us a textCOVID changes a lot of plans. This episode was going to be a conversation with Dave and Sheryl Cobb to preview the Ultraman World Championships race. Still we had a great conversation about previous races and they shared how they came to be the caretakers of Aloha, Ohana, Kokua on the big island.Keeping with the Kona theme, I also speak with the 19 time participant, Gary Wang. In fact, although he lives in California, he did our Zoom from Hawaii.Ste...2021-11-191h 18515 : The Ultra PodcastS1E10 -- Sk8ter Boi to Family Man -- Brad SawaSend us a textWe forego the Ultraman Canada 2021 athlete profile to bring you a UMC Race Director profile. The full episode is dedicated to my conversation with my co-race director -- Brad Sawa.But don’t fear, we do have Steve King profiling another athlete in Steve King Stories.Resources mentioned in this episode:Ultraman CanadaIronman Canada 70.3 CalgaryBoston Marathon,New York MarathonChicago Marathon,Race Across America (RAAM)Furnace Creek 508Transcontinental CyclingUltraman World ChampionshipParis Brest ParisUMUKUltraman Flor...2021-06-251h 20515 : The Ultra PodcastS1E8 -- The Champions Edition (with guests Kathryn Zeiler and Leanda Cave)Send us a textIn the second of our champion check-ins, I speak with 2019 UMC women’s champion Kathryn Zeiler. Steve King highlights the careers of a number of champions while introducing us to Ingrid Hillhouse in Steve King Stories.The Ultraman Canada 2021 athlete profile features a four time world champion at four different distances who is searching for number five this year, retired pro-triathlete, Leanda Cave.Resources mentioned in this episode:Ultraman CanadaSmashfest TeamYogitriathlete Boston MarathonIronman World Champi...2021-05-141h 25