Ultra Balance Podcast

Join 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 adventur...

We 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 m...

Blake 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. B...

Aaron 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 d...

Join 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...

Anthony 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...

Amy 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 w...

Christian 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 th...

I 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...

Helgi 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 adv...

David 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 p...

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 talk...

I 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!!!

Join 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 Pi...

Join 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 h...

Another 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...

Join 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 ab...

This 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 vir...

Becca 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...

Summer 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.

Laura 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 e...

Join 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 de...

If 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 e...

Join 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...

Join 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 top...