Episodes

This is part 1 of 7 in a series featured on Becoming Ultra. Hey it's the host, coach, and runner, Scott. My dad died last year. He was 62. I am running a 100k on his birthday in his home state of West Virginia to remember ...

Bone chilling, amazing and awe-inspiring would be a few ways to describe our next guests body of work. A California based photographer go to the ends of the earth to capture amazing athletes, mostly surfers, engaging the wil...

Since Ryan just broke a record at World's Toughest in Chicago, we wanted to share this show again to see what makes him so great! Ryan Atkins is a world class athlete who is dominating the obstacle racing scene. He has been...

This episode was a gift from my dad, the original Athlete On Fire. 3:00 Early days in West Virginia 9:00 Tony McKenna Story 13:00 Inspirational quotes "If you are not where you want to be, you are nowhere." "Failure is not an...

A crazy and horrific accident at the age of 8 and the lightbulb moment 22 years later began a movement in an individual that will speak to everyone who knew there was an athlete deep down but didn't know how to find it. M...

We all justify why we can't or won't do something we really want. Like making more money, winning losing weight, getting faster. It doesn't matter. When we tell the world we want something but tell ourselves something else...

That early morning workout is more important than you think. Free up the later part of the day and get hurt less often. That injury, it's on you. What are you going to do now? The mentality of being hurt. Enjoy the show.

A running set that you only need a cheap watch to complete. And no fitness. And ideally no other thoughts but push a little harder this time. A bodyweight workout completely by feel for 10, 20, or 30 minutes. You finish b...

You ever have a workout buddy that actually makes you less motivated? How do you keep the mindset where it needs to be? The rules for training with others. Father's Day fun facts on the show. Three stories about dad that are ...

My dad has been gone for 8 months. How about a deep Letterman style countdown on 8 things we can't control but can learn from? DONE. Perspective for athletes and of course, humans.

New format trial! The host gets contracted to help develop a whole school of athletes. Why the feedback from endurance sports is sometimes a tough sell for newbies. The lawyer on the plane that ran marathons before yo...

A spring race in Colorado with a couple visits from the biggest of our predators. Running and marking a course in 18 inches of snow. The lack of complainers for this certain day. A 600 rep workout you can sink into to get ...

Chris Stoutenburg leaned back on a railing when he was 20 years old and fell two stories, landing on his arm on a patch of grass the size of his body. It was a lucky fall and the beginning of his story on the show. He went o...

Morgan Tilton decided to run ultra after ultra one summer after catching the "bug". She just happens to also be a freelance writer who has written for Backpacker, Outside, and Men's Journal to name a few. She shares her crea...

It's true. We are all gonna die. What we do before that is our own fault. So, a little pep talk from the host with some examples you may be able to relate to. Also, new rules for some of the shows we share on the feed. An...

Things we didn't realize. There is repellant for sea lice, larva of jellyfish Painting stripes on your legs can deter big sharks People swim around Manhattan Of course, there is much more to the world of open water swimmi...

Two years ago, I spent the first round of the NCAA tourney with my dad and 5 ex college buddies. It was an amazing experience and making the start of this first tourney without him pretty odd. Also, spring is unpredictable ...

Our guest is also a podcast host so we have no problem getting the conversation going. We talk about how to get people who way they hate running to give it another try. Training schedules. How she feels during high trainin...

August 12, 2016 started on a couple mountain bikes in the cool Colorado air, at 3:30am. We rode to the bluffs outside of town to take in the Perseid Meteor shower. Facts about the event in the sky, a weird critter in the wo...

Our guest spent most of his childhood not really happy where he was physically. Then came college and the drinking and eating at a school known for partying. His story has been told before and this is the first time. It co...

When the culture is straight out of Wolf On Wall Street. When you have a few pints at lunch almost every day and the white lies add up coming home after work. When your mind and body aren't functioning like they used to as ...

Summer is coming and we all need a refresher on running and training in the heat. While we are at it, what are people saying about running high, as in, stoned. We talk about an article on the topic on the show as well. The...

Loren Landow trains some of the best and most committed athletes in the world. What does his journey to this point look like? What career decisions has he made and what challenges to up and coming coaches and trainers face? ...

JC Santana is the authority on functional training. We talk about some of the myths associated with the term functional, the athletes he is working with now, and the challenges he sees new trainers and coaches facing every d...