Hosted by Wes Plate · EN-US · 25 episodes
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In this series we hear from runners who recently finished their first ultra or completed a new distance.In these conversations we celebrate regular people who are doing hard things, there’s a lot we can learn and be inspired-by from people just like you.
Wes Plate hosts Ultra Origins, a sports show with 25 episodes published.
Today on Ultra Origins, we meet Om Gandhi, an inspiring ultra runner who transformed his life through endurance running. From 5Ks to 200 mile races, Om shares his journey of overcoming personal challenges, embracing fail
In this episode, we meet April Shrum, who at the end of September ran the Mountain Lakes 100, her first time training for and completing that distance. April shares her journey from marathons to completing 100 miles with
This week, we meet Drew Shetley, a runner from Memphis, Tennessee, who recently took on his first 50 miler at the Man Against Horse event in Arizona. It was really fun to talk with Drew and hear about how he chose and pr
In this episode, we meet Ingrid Sarris, a resident of Jerome, Arizona, one of the iconic towns the Cocodona 250 course runs through. Ingrid was 71 years old in 2021, when she watched the inaugural Cocodona 250 livestream
In this episode, we meet Brandon Sparks, an athlete from Ohio who has always been active, but found as he got older, the weight he had gained made it difficult for him to do the things he wanted. So in 2021, he started h
In this episode, Jocelyn Briggs, a dedicated ultra runner from Ontario, Canada, shares her journey from her first 50-miler to recently conquering 200 and 250-mile distances. She reflects on how she's adapted her training
In this podcast episode, Austin Posey shares his inspiring journey of training for and completing his first 100-mile ultra marathon, the Blue Heron Hundreds in Alabama. As a firefighter, father of three, and husband, Aus
In this episode, we speak with Amy Goblirsch, who ran her first trail race, a 50K in Arizona in 2022. And then after having a baby in 2023, Amy turned her training towards running her first 100 miler at the inaugural Zio
In this episode we speak with Scott Imlay, who recently completed his first 200 mile ultra marathon at Bigfoot after rekindling his running journey in his 50s. Scott talks about how a healthcare scare led him to embrace
In this episode we speak with Sarah Normand, a runner from New Hampshire with a history of running road marathons who recently completed the Big Foot 200, her first 200 mile ultra run. Sarah shares how her journey from r
In this episode we meet Michael Quintas, a father of six and an ER nurse who at 46 years old recently completed his first ultra marathon just one year after taking up running to improve his health. Mike's journey from co
In this episode we speak with Chris Davis, who at age 56 ran his first 50 miler this summer, but after having run many marathons and even a few 50ks over his long running career. I really enjoyed listening to Chris recou
Joanny is a Canadian runner who, to celebrate her and her husband's 40th birthdays, trained for an 80K, that's 240Ks for their two 40th birthdays. 80Ks is basically 50 miles for my fellow Americans. Having run some road
Jeff Cady is this week's guest, and this summer he ran his first official 50k race at Go Beyond Racing's Volcanic 50k. Jeff has a long history of running and mountaineering, and along the way has experienced some major i
In this episode, we meet Antonia Timmer, who attempted the Tahoe 200 this spring. Antonia's journey into ultra running began under the most challenging of circumstances, a stage four melanoma diagnosis. Her doctor recomm
In this episode of Ultra Origins, we speak with Ben Standhardt, a runner who was so inspired by a video of my running Moab 240 that he transformed from a self-proclaimed non-runner into an ultra runner in just over a yea
In this episode, we meet Joe Hardin, who shares his journey of hitting rock bottom due to alcohol and substance abuse, then turning to exercise and running, which led to his finishing his first 100K this spring. Joe is a
In this episode we meet Lulu Martinez, a good friend of my wife Leah and me who we originally met while Lulu's husband Joe and I were both running the Triple Crown of 200s in 2022. While Lulu has been running ultras for
In this episode, we meet Elliot Waldock from North Dakota. Elliot is a fan of the channel, and I happened to meet him while I was volunteering at the 2023 Crazy Mountain 100 in Montana. Elliot ran his first 50k in 2020,
In this episode, we talk to Justin Handlin from Houston, Texas. I met Justin in April at the Ancient Lakes 50K, where he ran his first 50K. At the time, my mind was playing with the idea of this series, and meeting him g
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