Operation:Ultra Podcast

Operation:Ultra Podcast


Latest Episodes

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 21 – FASTPACKING
February 10, 2015

Meghan Hicks, Senior Editor for iRunFar.com, talks to us about fastpacking - a niche sport within our already niche sport of ultrarunning. - Read Meghan's Definitive Guide to Fastpacking. - Check out the UD Fastpack 20 at iRunFar's online store. -

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 20 – WINNING & LOSING
October 13, 2014

Elite ultra-runner Andy Jones-Wilkins has just about done it all. Among his biggest accomplishments - he's now the proud owner of a Western States 1,000 mile 10 day buckle for completing the esteemed race 10 times under 24 hours.

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 19 – ELEVATING WOMEN
August 04, 2014

The Rock/Creek Women's Trail Running Summit is coming up in a few short weeks and Erin Hannen, the brains behind it, sits down with us to talk about women on the trail. - And we can't talk women on the trail without introducing you to one of the regio...

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 18 – SPLITTING THUNDER
June 20, 2014

In this episode we look back at the 2014 Thunder Rock 100. We talk to Memphis Tennessee runner and 2nd overall finisher Nick Lewis about what his success at Thunder Rock means to him. We also get an exclusive take away with Race Director Randy Whorton .

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 17 – ULTRA PhD
June 03, 2014

Today we visit with two people who have mastered the 100 mile ultra distance. Alyson Venti just blew away the female course record at the 2014 Keys 100 and is within an hour of breaking Ann Trason's North American women's 100 mile road record with a 14...

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 16 – EPIC ULTRAS
April 29, 2014

Winning ultras, hallucinating, finishing stage races with a broken leg...that's epic.  Ultrarunner & Registered Dietitian Mindy Coolman tells us her story. - Speaking of EPIC, meet Eric Steele, founder of EPIC Ultras.

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 15 – UMSTEAD & OUTBACK
April 22, 2014

Nathan Maxwell and Charlotte Armstrong just completed Umstead 100 for the first time. They sit down with us while the race is still fresh on their minds, and their muscles still sore, to dissect their 100 mile adventures. -

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 14 – KENTUCKY GREATS
April 15, 2014

Eric Grossman fell in love with running as a young Kentucky high school freshman.  Since then, his love for distance running has lead him to numerous wins, including a 2008 USATF 50 mile national championship.  As his life has evolved,

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 13 – HOT TO TROT
April 07, 2014

Ocean, sun, and ultra. It sounds like a dream! It's reality every May during the Keys 100 that runs the across the islands of the Florida Keys to the home of the Southernmost point in the continental United States: sunny Key West .

OPERATION:ULTRA PODCAST – EPISODE 12 – PEAKING IN KNOXVILLE
March 31, 2014

If you don't know Brad Spears and Luke Servedio, you should. They're the guys behind the PEAK Mountain Sports in Knoxville, Tennessee. Today, we touch base with these guys to see how they chose the trail over competitive cycling and what they're doing ...