Ultra Uncovered

23 year old Maddie Wighardt returns to Leadville after placing 3rd in the race last year in a time of 23:32. She's coming off Western States just 6 weeks ago but excited to line up again and plans to run happy. The future is bright for this Canadian and we are excited to see her continue to grow in her career. Follow Maddie - https://www.instagram.com/maddiewighardt/ Follow Corinne - https://w...

Nicole has been running ultras since 2012 and Leadville was her 2nd hundred back in 2013. She returns this year to see what she can do on the course, more than a decade later. We love Nicole's vivacious spirit and gusto to go after the courses and challenges that inspire her, regardless of the outcome. We are excited for Nicole to tackle The Race Across The Sky and hope that the watch (she doe...

Mary has had an incredible foray into the Trail and Ultra scene, brining her road and marathon racing speed to Leadville this year and winning both the Leadville Marathon and Silver Rush 50 in back to back weekends. Stepping up to the start line of her first 100, we can't wait to see what Mary can do. **Check out our IG for her race goals! https://www.instagram.com/ultrauncoveredpodcast/ Follo...

Vince serves in the US Army, is the son of an ultra-runner, and is going for it at this years Leadville 100. Such a great interview and we have a feeling this is not the last time you'll see his name in our sport! Follow Vince - https://www.instagram.com/vpaikowski/ Follow UU on Youtube & leave us a review! https://www.youtube.com/@ultrauncoveredpod

Ryan brings dare we say the best mustache in the game to his first attempt at the 100 mile distance at this years LT100. He has a photogenic AF dog, no Instagram, and lots of stoke going into this years race. Follow Ryan (on Strava) - https://www.strava.com/athletes/3791236 Follow Corinne - https://www.instagram.com/corinne_shalvoyage/ Follow Russell - https://www.strava.com/athletes/10753088?oq=r...

Here from Reid about going ALL IN on Leadville this year. Prototype shoe talk and how he was 1% of the man he is now at last years race. Follow Reid: https://www.instagram.com/reidburrows/ Follow Corinne - https://www.instagram.com/corinne_shalvoyage/ Follow Russell - https://www.strava.com/athletes/10753088?oq=russ

That's right, we are previewing some of the athletes racing the iconic, Leadville 100!! Starting with the incredible and inspirational David Roche! Such a great chat! David & Megan's podcast - https://swaprunning.com/podcast Follow David - https://www.instagram.com/mountainroche/ Follow Corinne - https://www.instagram.com/corinne_shalvoyage/ Follow Russell - https://www.strava.com/athl...

Corinne and Russ welcome Kyle, Adam, Todd, Graham, Dave and Chris to the pod for a live living room conversation about all things Leadville100 or as we call it PBville. From why the race experience is declining and what can be done about it to the experience of finishing your first hundred miler, racing competitively, DNF'ing, the importance of crew and community, we cover it all! This one is...

Russ, Corinne, and Graham talk all things Hardrock! From the course to conditions and the 2024 field. The San Juans are calling and we must go!!!!!

Corinne, Russ and special guest co-host Graham Shalvoy each highlight 3 runners in this years Western States 100 that you may not have heard of or who are of special interest. Here about 9 more names to follow at this years WSER Endurance Run! The episode concludes with our top 10 fantasy picks! Who do you have in your top 10 this year and who else should we know about? Leave a review or comment &...

In this episode, we uncover the first in the Leadville Run Series, the Leadville Marathon (and heavy half). We talk about high-altitude considerations, the uniqueness of the course not touching a single step of the LT100 route, thoughts on how to train, and we get weird with guest Ellie Pelle! Enjoy!

In this episode, we talk all about the phenomenon that is the Aravaipa Running Cocodona 250. We dive into observations on strategy, how the race played out, the individuals everyone loved following and what it's like to commentate for 5 days straight. We had some minor internet issues so there are some obvious hiccups so apologies there! Thanks for listening and let us know what you thought ab...

In this episode, we uncover a fantastic front range Colorado race held in early May each year, The Quad Rock 50 & 25, by Gnar Runners. We talk about conditions, considerations for race day, the washing machine style nature of the loop, and much more before being joined by special guest Ryan Montgomery, last years winner who will be defending their title again in 2024. If you love trail running...

Zac is the new Director of Livestream Events with Mountain Outpost. We talk all about the role, the technical aspects of putting on livestreams for ultra running events and the future of this exciting media within our sport! Follow Mountain Outpost https://www.youtube.com/@UCkBVF0sQGsJa-272eFUpTsw Follow Zac https://www.instagram.com/zac_marion/

Visit the stunning and picturesque Columbia River Gorge on this epsiode where we uncover the Gorge Waterfalls races. Full PNW vibes on this one as we welcome special guest and local, Keely Henninger who provides insights and tips you won't want to miss!

Our picks, darkhorses, who we are rooting for and a breakdown of the qualification process.

Take a trip to beautiful Arizona to experience the point to point excitement of this Golden Ticket, World Trail Major, and Western States qualifying 100k. Please review the information distributed by Aravaipa on official channels for all of the latest on course updates, start-times, and logistics. For instance, we are now aware of some course variations from the traditional route taking you to a n...

An introduction to the podcast. What we plan to cover, who we are, and why you want to listen!