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Ultra Balance PodcastE43: Bart Lee: Bear Lee RunningJoin me for a great conversation with Bart Lee, who also goes by Bare Lee Running on Socials. Bare and I met while running the epic Zion 100 Endurance Run. Bare is a father, husband, ultra coach, and mental health advocate. Bare and I talk about what brought us to full distance triathlons and how we ultimately found our community with the ultra runners. Bare shares his WHY with doing hard adventures and discusses some of his most grueling endurance challenges, including 18 full distance triathlons with the Iron Cowboy. In the spirit of May being a time for running the Cocodona...2025-06-141h 06Ultra Balance PodcastE42: Meg Eckart: 6 Day World ChampionWe have an awesome guest today, Meg Eckart. Meg is a teacher from Santa Fe, NM who recently set the world record at the Mount To Coast 6-Day World
Championship. Meg surpassed the previous WR by 42 miles with a whopping distance of 603 miles, which was the longest performance ever by a female.
Prior to this 6 Day race Meg represented Team USA in the World Backyard Team Championships and ran 362.5 miles in 88 hours. With this effort she earned second overall and was the last female.
We had a great conversation about her how she applies Grace to herself on this journey...2025-05-291h 04Ultra Balance PodcastE41: Blake Wilson: A Second Wind on a 200Blake Wilson joined the Ultra Balance Podcast to discuss his film, Second Wind, which you can access at his site (barefootfilmhouse.com). Blake lives in San Diego and ran 200 miles with his friends. This adventure was a personal journey inside his mind and body and included some epic stories. The route was created by Blake and he was joined by two other runners and had a total crew of 8 friends. Blake ran from San Diego, California to Yuma, Arizona. One of his goals on the run was to work through some emotions and the trauma of losing his brother to...2025-05-151h 01Ultra Balance PodcastE40: The Brothers Reed: Music & TrailsAaron Reed joins me on the podcast today to talk about all things ultra, music, and facing hardship. Along with his brother, Phil, Aaron is a folk singer / songwriter writer and is part of the Oregon based band, The Brothers Reed. https://www.thebrothersreed.com/. Aaron offers insight on how he manages adversity in life and discusses his mindset in relationship to ultras and a recent brain tumor diagnosis. With finishes at Cocodona 250 and Pine to Palm 100, Aaron has great resilience and talks about how ultra has informed his life. Aaron is managing the challenges of a medically expensive treatment...2025-05-021h 02Ultra Balance PodcastE39: ZION 100 AdventureJoin me for a 2 segment series on my adventure on the Zion 100. I take time breaking down my pre-race mindset and preparedness and then provide a post-race report. This is a style I have not utilized in the past but I thought it was a great way to express my accountability to my race goals and intentions. I will share my ups and downs of the day and night. Learn whether I was able to accomplish my goals for Zion 100. 2025-04-161h 05Ultra Balance PodcastE38: Anthony Daunt: Trauma and Endurance AthletesAnthony Daunt joins us for episode 38. Anthony is also known on Instagram as @theultradadlife. Anthony and I talked about trauma and endurance sports and how some adversity in one’s life can both impact and inform one’s endurance journey. Anthony emphasizes his kids as a primary reason he does endurance sports. As an entrepreneur and ultra runner, Anthony is known for encouraging people to “break through the 9 to 5 life” to see what they’re capable of. He believes “we’re built for more” and has shown his own resolve while accomplishing a number of ultras, including the Moab 240, a 24 hour Spartan cha...2025-04-101h 17Ultra Balance PodcastE37: Amy Palmer Winters: Endurance Legend with ProstheticAmy Palmero Winters will be joining us and if you know anything about Amy, you’ll know she is a mother, professional endurance athlete, and multiple world record holder. She is also a lower leg amputee. Amy started a foundation called “one step ahead” to help support athletes with disabilities. Amy has so many records that it’s hard to highlight all of them in this intro. I’ll be curious to hear what experiences have been most meaningful to her. Amy has completed all types of endurance races and has records as a female completing a marathon, ultramarathon, triathlon, and an ult...2025-03-261h 12Ultra Balance PodcastE36: Christian Barratt: Back of the Pack Ultra GuyChristian Barratt join the podcast to talk about his approach to ultramarathons and endurance sports as well as his Instagram reels under the handle @backoftgepackultraguy. Christian talks about how he got into endurance sports by jumping right in with Ironman triathlon and ultramarathons. He shared how he balances endurance sports and family life, and discusses his excitement about running for things more than himself, including a foundation that supports down syndrome. We have an absolutely wonderful time talking about his Instagram reels and the way he pokes fun at Ultra running moments.2025-03-131h 14Ultra Balance PodcastE35: Gary Saxton: 100 Marathons after 50I have Gary Saxton on the podcast to share more about his experience with endurance sports along with his new book, 100 marathons after 50. Gary shares more about his perspective and facing challenging goals. He offers an excellent framework for tackling difficult goals, to include three phases; discovery, performance, and growth. Gary also talk some about his own experience with health challenges that both motivated him to return to running and also has him currently considering future goals around running. I had a great conversation with Gary and you can find his book, 100 marathons after 50, wherever you search for books.2025-03-031h 11Ultra Balance PodcastE34: Helgi Olafson & Adam Scully Power: Identity Formation and Mental Health in UltrasHelgi and Adam join me for a great conversation on topics ranging from creating balance in endurance sports to understanding how one's identity forms out of doing hard things. We discuss a few of their legendary adventures, including Helgi's Transcontinental Triple Crown of 200s and Adam's Uberman. The insights shared in this podcast are deep and I learned a lot about how endurance adventures shape one's identity and require athletes to consider when its time to bring things to a close. We discuss how Helgi has been fueled by his efforts to raise awareness of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Mental Health...2025-02-221h 18Ultra Balance PodcastE33: Jason Parker & David Ravarino: Band of BrothersDavid Ravarino and Jason Parker join me for a fun and sincere conversation about what it means to be a Band of Brothers. Each will discuss their experiences on the trail and how the lessons they learn help them in their own life as fathers, husbands, and human. We discuss what balance looks like in our lives and how our bond as brothers keeps us excited and supported as endurance athletes. David provides his deep insights on how to appreciates Jason's efforts with crewing and pacing many of our adventures and Jason reflects on how balance has shown up...2025-02-081h 15
Another Mother RunnerSarah Bowen Shea on Ultra Balance PodcastAnyone interested in the backstory of the Another Mother Runner community or learning more about this podcast’s host, Sarah Bowen Shea, will enjoy this crossover episode. In it, SBS becomes the guest, interviewed by an intuitive dad of two and college professor, Jonathan Ravarino, on his Ultra Balance Podcast. It’s a lively conversation! When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Feel the Currex difference: Get 15% off with code AMR15 at Currex.com Learn more about your ad ch...2025-01-311h 25Ultra Balance PodcastE32: Eric Schranz: Looking back at the Ultra Runner Podcast (URP)Join me in a thoughtful conversation with Eric Schranz from the URP and daily news. Eric discusses his joys and challenges while hosting the URP and how it evolved over time. Eric shares openly about how running a professional podcast was both rewarding and exhausting. We reminisce some on lessons learned and how he has seen the community and field of ultra running shift over time. Eric and I talked about how balance shows up for us as fathers and runners. This was a wonderful conversation with a high character human. 2025-01-3057 minUltra Balance PodcastE31: My 2024 Review & 2025 IntentionsI embark on a self-assessment of how ultra balance showed up in my life for the 2024 year. I share where I progressed and what lessons I learned across all facets of ultra balance; family, work, health, endurance sports, and friendship. I also take time describing my intentions for 2025 to give voice to what I hope to create in my life. 2025 Let’s Go!!!2025-01-0639 minUltra Balance PodcastE30: Sarah Bowen Shea: Another Mother RunnerJoin me for my 30th episode of the 2024 calendar year as I have a conversation with Sarah Bowen Shea from Another Mother Runner. We’ll discuss her entry into running and how her organization helps mothers see the value of exercise and balancing their lives. We discuss how taking time for self adds to your ability to be there for others. We also talk about her interest in open water swimming and Pickleball. Sarah has a lot of wisdom from her experience helping mothers and this is an inspiring conversation with someone doing good in the world. Sarah and her co...2024-12-191h 01Ultra Balance PodcastE29: Kylah Ricks: Mad Moose Events is a Family AdventureJoin me in a great conversation with Kylah Ricks from Mad Moose Events in Moab, Utah. Kylah discusses her entry into both running and her family business, which included tough decisions at a young age. She talks about her talent for social media in race directing and does everything from timing to sweeping the course. She also discussed crewing at a young age and how she got inspired by watching her parents run Ultra’s and move into race directing. Kylah shares a lot of her experiences in helping run a family business and describes one of the best ways to...2024-12-1256 minUltra Balance PodcastE28: Tasha Swartley: Trail Race MedicAnother dynamic guest on the Ultra Balance Podcast. Tasha Swartley joins the conversation with stories and wisdom as an ultra runner and trail race medic. Tasha - AKA “Thor” - describes the ins and outs of wilderness medicine on ultras. She explains the wild ride she’s been on as a medic for many of the biggest / epic trail races in this country. She’ll address the #1 issue for runners (feet) and offer stories of how’s she’s used both empathy and tough love to help support runners. Tasha brings great energy to this podcast and encourages the listeners to dig deep...2024-11-281h 17Ultra Balance PodcastE27: Simon Guerard: Balancing a Big 2024 Race ScheduleJoin me for a great discussion with an ultra runner / film maker who races more than anyone I know on the circuit. Simon Guerard hops on the podcast to talk strategy for finding time to race across the world while also balancing one’s life. Simon is a recent finisher of Javelina 100, Grand Raid 100, Mt Fuji 100, and the massively difficult - Tour De Giants. With each adventure Simon learns more about himself and finds a way to get it done. He shares mindset strategies to handle adversity on and off the trail and offers so many examples of problem solving to...2024-11-221h 22Ultra Balance PodcastE26: Trevon Hauth: Moab 240 DFL CelebrationThis is the second segment of a two-part series on the Moab 240 endurance run. If you listened to E 25 with Becca Rick you’ll have heard what it’s like to be at the front of the pack. Today’s guest, Trevon Hauth, will talk with us about his experience at the back of the pack. Trevon completed the massive Moab loop with just 6 minutes to spare on the clock. WOW! In doing so he became an instant viral sensation on IG as the DFL for 2024 Moab 240. This is an awesome conversation with a man who’s done a lot of value...2024-11-081h 28Ultra Balance PodcastE25: Becca Rick: Moab 240 from the FrontBecca Rick joins me to talk about her adventure at the front of the pack at the Moab 240. While it was her first 200 miler, Becca crushed the course with the second place overall finished for females. Becca explains some of her highest and lowest moments on the trail and how she had to dig deep late in the race to secure her spot and achieve her goal.
This is the first segment of a two-part series on the Moab 240 endurance run. Part 1 will include a front of the pack runner, Becca, and our next episode (E26) will include a back...2024-10-311h 24Ultra Balance PodcastE24: Summer Corvelle: A 200 Miler & Mother of 5Summer Corvelle joins us for a great conversation on how she accomplishes her ultra trail goals as a mother of 5. Summer shares her race report from her recent 200 miler, Sangre de Cristo 200. Stories of true grit, sleep walking, 4 mountain ascents, and hallucinations color or awesome conversation. Summer shares how running helps her be a better mother and person.2024-10-181h 40Ultra Balance PodcastE23: Laura Bepko: Balancing Ultra Running and SurfingLaura Bepko joined me on the pod to talk all things trail running, yoga, surfing, breathwork, and how to balance her life as a Athletic Trainer. She shares some key insights on how to view the body in different contexts to keep up training and maintaining a ultra mindset. Laura shares her experiences of be on ground and water and how the two sports are complimentary. She also discusses her first experience with ultra as well as her most recent race, which included being the first overall female finisher at Coyote 2 Mood Ultra.
Apologies for some of...2024-10-0947 minUltra Balance PodcastE22: Sid Garza-Hillman: Ultra Running for Normal PeopleJoin me for a conversation on ultra balance principles with Sid Garza-Hillman. As an avid ultra runner, race director, running coach, author, speaker, musician, and nutritionist, Sid offers deep insights into how best to approach training for endurance sports. He shares lessons on how to train with joy and spend less energy on how many miles you’ve ran or how well you ate during the process. He describes his resistance to doing it like others and how it can help a runner to prioritize balance of performance measures (time, distance, placement). If you resonate with his perspective and wish to...2024-10-041h 02Ultra Balance PodcastE21: Michael Whiteside: The Wasatch / Bear DoubleIf you’ve ever put out a big goal to the world and then had to accomplish it then you’ll love today’s Ultra Balance guest. Michael Whiteside joins me to talk about his double hundred in a two week span, which included the Wasatch 100 and Bear 100. Michael will also talk about his experience, maintaining balance across his life as a parent, husband, professional, endurance athlete, and friend. he enjoys running as much as pacing/crewing and it was exemplified this past weekend at the Wasatch 100 2024.2024-09-231h 04Ultra Balance PodcastE20: Connor McClelland: A Community AporoachJoin me for a great conversation with an ultra runner who puts community and adventure in front of all else. Connor McClelland offers stories of his time at UTMB and the Gallatin 300 mile Adventure Run. He offers a perspective on giving oneself to the community and his family as part of a WHY in ultra. Connor breaks down how to do a 7 day ultra in the backwoods of Montana and has a bear encounter to prove it. We end the pod with a deep and powerful discussion of his documentary, Sole Trail (vimeo.com/user171253565?fbclid=PAAaaW2f9Uu1MvTBR9...2024-09-091h 00Ultra Balance PodcastE19: John Lacroix: Finding Purpose in Race DirectingJoin me for a great conversation with a Race Director unlike any other. John Lacroix, owner of the Human Potential Running Series (HPRS) was a guest on the podcast this week to discuss all things Race Directing. John is someone who approaches his work with deep ethics and purpose, which I was able to witness first had while running his Silverheals 100 in Como, CO. John and I tackle a number of topics in this podcast, including how the sport of Ultra running has changed over the years and where he feels it is going. John is enjoying his RD life...2024-08-271h 20Ultra Balance PodcastE18: Jeremiah West: A Solo Adventure on Mt. WhitneyJoin me for a great discussion with Dr. Jeremiah West, an endurance athlete who dabbles with road running, trail running, and triathlons. Jeremiah shares the ins and outs of his solo adventure up and down Mt. Whitney. He shares his experiences of finding balance in the mountains, with his family, and physician of a pain clinic. We discuss his experience as a medical director of a local marathon and he offers insights on how to take care of yourself as a runner. 2024-08-191h 03Ultra Balance PodcastE17: Ultra Birch: The “Running Forward” MindsetEvan Birch, also known on social media as "Ultra Birch" joined us for the podcast. I have wanted to have Evan on for sometime as he is a very strong advocate of mental health in ultra running and has a very powerful story with his own life as an EMS worker. Evan and I explored a number of topics, including his recent short documentary, Running Forward (https://youtu.be/3MitVODxrxY?si=idsQFOgSwyE7TqBu).
Evan shared stories and his perspective on finding and valuing community in ultra running as well as focusing on the process more than the outcome in racing...2024-08-071h 17Ultra Balance PodcastE16: Austen Jenkins: Friends in High PlacesAusten Jenkins joins me to talk about his first year of Ultras. A firefighter and rancher, I met Austen on the trails of the Silverheels 100 mile endurance run. We had a great adventure together in the high altitude of Colorado. We discuss his entry into the sport and rapid ascension into the longer distances. Still just under a year and Austen will toe the line of his first 200 in September. LETS GO!!! Mighty impressive.2024-07-301h 21Ultra Balance PodcastE15: Julie Shobe: Ultra Running NutritionJoin me for a great conversation with the dietitian that specializes in working with endurance athletes. She draws on her experience in clinical rotations as well as on the trails as a Ultra runner herself. We talk about some strategies on the trail and she shared some of the more common concern, she hears from her clients and creating food plans.2024-07-111h 19Ultra Balance PodcastE14: Meghan Gould: She Runs UltrasThis is a great interview with another trail blazer in the space of encouraging and mentoring women into the sport of ultra. Meghan Gould from She Runs Ultras joins me to highlight her approach as a coach and runner herself. We discuss her idea experiment of "your not an ultra runner unless....".
You can find Meghan at sherunsultras and she has her own podcast by the same title: She Runs Ultras Podcast.2024-06-301h 04Ultra Balance PodcastE13: Mindset After Ultra: Sport Psychology SeriesThis is the 3rd and final segment of this sport psychology series on Mindset tools. Learn some tools for post performance mindset training and take advantage of the learning you gained on an ultra. Honor this stage of your process as much of how you approach your next ultra will be built upon how you understand your last. 2024-06-2425 minUltra Balance PodcastE12: Mindset During Ultra: Sport Psychology SeriesThis is the 2nd segment of a 3-part sport psychology series on Mindset tools. This is the longest segment as we will discuss how to hold a mindset during an ultra. I'll share 10 tools that assist with resilience and enduring difficulty. 2024-06-1333 minUltra Balance PodcastE11: Mindset Before Ultra: Sport Psychology SeriesThis is a 3-part segment on Mindset tools for Ultra. Todays episode will outline 5 tools for managing the mind and body before you embark on an Ultra. 2024-06-1330 minUltra Balance PodcastE10: Rachel Bambrick: Women in UltrarunningThis was a fun conversation with a woman who is moving the needle in terms of gender equity in ultra running. Rachel Bambrick is both an ultra runner and coach in this space and will chat with us about the organization she founded, Women in Ultrarunning. We explore her entry into endurance sports and and learn how community organizing among women has been a major WHY in her journey.2024-06-0956 minUltra Balance PodcastE9: Brandon Lott: An Alaskan Adventure Like No OtherUltra endurance athletes interested in the cold will love today's guest. Brandon Lott shares his adventures on the Iditarod Trail Invitation 1000 and breaks it down to manageable parts for those of us who prefer dirt trails and aid stations. Take a journey with us into the cold and learn how he was drawn to this adventure and how he manages life on and off the trail. He will also talk with us about his upcoming Tahoe 200, which is one of the only remaining 200s he hasn't completed as of yet. .2024-06-031h 17Ultra Balance PodcastE8: Ellie Greenwood: Ultra Champion turned Ultra CoachJoin Ellie and I as we reflect back on her success as an endurance athlete in some of the most legendary races (Western States, Comrades, UTMB-CCC). As a course record holder in multiple races, Ellie shares how the sport of Ultra has changed and evolved over time. Ellie enjoys the process of framing what balance looked like for her as an athlete and more recently as an Ultra Coach. Ellie highlights how much of what she loved about racing is also attainable in her role as a coach, volunteer, and trail hiker. Consider Ellie Greenwood as a coach at (www...2024-05-2758 minUltra Balance PodcastE7: Ben Lewis: Adventures with GratitudeDr. Ben Lewis joins the pod to offer his experience and share valuable insights on a life of running, ultra adventures, and raising his family. Ben shares how having gratitude during adventures deepens one's overall experience and gets you through the most difficult times. Ben's running has slowed down but he has a fresh memory of some of his most amazing ultras - including The Bear 100 and Hardrock 100. We end our wonderful discussion with a discussion of how many of the lessons of ultra mirror life and some of his work with psychedelic assisted therapy. 2024-05-241h 10Ultra Balance PodcastE6: Chris Linder: Women in the BackcountryChris Linder joined us to share her perspective on creating balance as a trail runner and college administrator. Chris highlights how setting good professional boundaries enables her to get outdoors and recenter as a person. She is all about adventure and recently discovered the benefit of solo adventures. No stopping Chris - she's on to more adventures this summer in Colorado.2024-05-171h 04Ultra Balance PodcastE5: Michael Conrad: Moab 240 and beyondMichael Conrad joined us for a great conversation on how Ultra has informed his life. Michael and I delve deep into our 2023 Moab 240 endurance run and come to realize we had a number of shared experiences. We reflect on the best and most difficult segments of the race and laugh about the craziness of 200 mile adventures. A great conversation with a great human.2024-05-112h 00Ultra Balance PodcastE4: Grayson Murphy: Keeping the JOY on Trails, Roads, & TrackI had the great pleasure to chat with professional runner Grayson Murphy for todays pod. She shares some of her history as a multi sport athlete as well as how to find joy in what you do. She offers some cross training suggestions to keep what we do fresh and fun. Grayson talks about her most recent trail finish and moments of adversity at the Golden Trail Series mountain races in China. She reminds all of us to enjoy the views on our mountain runs.2024-05-0951 minUltra Balance PodcastE3: Scott Willis: R2R2R Family AdventureJoin me for a great conversation with Scott Willis. He discusses his most recent adventure in the GC while also describing the joys of trail running with his brothers. Scott is a sports scientist at the University of Utah and has a background in competitive lifting, mountain biking and trail running.2024-05-061h 06
Ultra Balance PodcastE2: David Ravarino: From Marathons to Ultras with JoyThis is our first guest on the ultra balance podcast and none other than my best friend and older brother, David Ravarino. This is a great conversation about his ultra adventures and how he views balance. David talks about his ups and downs on the trail and what lessons he’s learned about himself. Favorite part is when he describes how not to be stupid strong on the trail if your situation requires attention. Excellent first guest experience. I learn so much from David.2024-04-1957 min
Ultra Balance PodcastE1: Ultra Balance: What it is and Why it’s importantWelcome to Ultra Balance podcast. This first episode includes my thoughts on what the notion of Ultra Balance means to me. I’ll share what I’ve learned in my journey and offer a few examples of how ultra balance shows up in my life. I’ll give the listener an opportunity to identify what goes into their own ultra balance mindset.2024-04-0252 minUltra Balance PodcastUltra Balance Podcast (Trailer)2024-03-2900 min
Utah Athletic's PodcastsUtes Insider – Jonathan Ravarino on Mental HealthWith May being Mental Health Awareness Month and the challenges facing everyone during the coronavirus pandemic, we invited Jonathan Ravarino, the director of psychology and wellness for Utah Athletics, to join the program. Since Jonathan came on board in 2015, Utah has experienced tremendous growth in its mental health initiatives for student-athletes and staff. Those resources have become even more valuable since the collegiate athletics season was shut down in mid-March and student-athletes and were unexpectedly sent home. Jonathan and his staff have been working diligently to help everyone in the Utah Athletics family maintain good mental health during these...2020-05-151h 15