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We originally thought Dee Fuller overcame the usual body issues when stressing the body in an ultra event on her way to her second women’s win at UM Australia.  A few days later she went public on Facebook about struggling with an eating disorder leading up to, and while competing this year.  Something I was not aware of when we recorded this conversation.

During our conversation she was open about various eating disorders, multiple PTSD triggers and other mental health struggles brought on by a variety of traumas.  (trigger alerts)

She wants to discuss mental health issues in an open forum in hopes of helping others feel comfortable to do so and to help others recognize that they are not the only one’s suffering.

Her May 20th Facebook post in which she shares her current struggle can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/dee.fuller.125/posts/pfbid03dCrwzABMSFoK2eromiCTn75CCY13YEkUL6KeBP2PYex6rzGmkvTScGxHdsJyJjHl

This episode is the second of two that I have used to focus on Mental Health in the ultra community.  The first was Season 4, Episode 2, when I spoke with Heidi Buttery who has created a website with a multitude of resources.   

If you require help or want to help someone else that you know is suffering, check out Heidi’s website, UltraHeidi.com, or contact your local Mental Health hotline in your area.  

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• UM Australia
• 70.3 Bintan 
• 70.3 Sri Lanka 
• IM Cairns
• The Blue Hat – Used in the FB post for this episode
• Sunshine Coast marathon
• Challenge Korea
• Ultra 355 Australia

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Simone Cochrane (S4E8)
• Dan Fuller
• Mary Knott
• Dale Jordan 
• John Domandl

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Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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This is a special episode crossover between 515 : The Ultra Podcast and Fitspeek, hosted by Kevin Heinze.  We recorded this conversation together and are both releasing the same episode to our audiences.

We share stories about podcasting and our backgrounds for each other’s audience. 

Larry shares breaking Ultra news about new races coming to Whistler, BC in August 2024.  As a bonus for listeners who subscribe and listen early, you have the opportunity to sign up for these new events before the news is broken anywhere else.  With limited slots available, we hope that you take advantage.

Listen to Fitspeek.   And join the Tri*Joy Facebook Group

Information about the new Ultra TriFest Canada and registration is available here.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• A2bikes
• Ultra 520K Canada
• IM Coeur D’alene 
• Terry Fox Run
• Wasa Lake
• Great White North 
• IM Canada 
• UM Arizona
• UM Canada 
• Breakfast with Bob
• IM Mt Tremblant
• Ultra Mx 515
• Ultra Czech 515
• Ultra 515 Brazil
• UMUK
• Infiniti Man 
• Fraser Regional Correctional Center
• Alouette Correctional Center
• Triathlon Magazine Canada 
• Challenge Penticton 
• Super League
• Tuktoyaktuk
• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Xterra Whistler
• Endurance Specific Coaching
• Swim Run Whistler
• Comfy Numb
• IM Canada Whistler
• Siberman 515

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Steve King (S1E1)
• Wendel Clark
• Ross Lonsberry
• Terry Fox
• Daryl Fox
• Dave Matheson
• Chad Bentley (S1E1)
• Lucy Ryan (S2E5)
• Brad Sawa (S1E10)
• Juan Craveri (S1E5)
• Tony Horton
• Ross Welton
• Katie Welton
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Bob Babbitt
• Meaghan Hackinen 
• Rach McBride 
• Makoto Hoshino (S1E2)
• Yvonne Timewell (S3E13)  
• Dede Greisbauer (S3E13) 
• Ferg Hawke (S3E10)
• Rick Kent  (S3E8)
• Van Sanchez (S2E13)
• Brent McMahon
• Cody Beals
• Nick Mallett (S2E12)
• Scott Tinley 
• Kevin McKinnon
• Mike Brown
• Steve Brown (S2E13)
• Marla Zucht (S1E6)
• Kristian Manietta
• Charlotte Paul
• Dale Tiessen
• Peter Lopinski
• Steve Jobs

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Heidi Buttery went from ultra high wealth financial advisor to ultra athlete.  After going through a “mental breakthrough” manic episode she has become interested in helping others who struggle with mental health issues.   In 2014, she raced Ironman to raise funds and awareness for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).  She has become a strong proponent for normalizing talk about mental health and shares her journey during our conversation.  

In 2015, she shifted her nutrition expertise from general knowledge to specialized sports nutrition and now helps others with developing nutritional plans.   

All of these interests reside at her website : UltraHeidi.com.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• UM Canada
• IM Santa Rosa
• IM Cozumel  
• IM Coeur d’Alene
• IM Lake Tahoe
• Bipolar Disorder Type 1
• Team Sheeper
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• IM Foundation Athlete
• UCAN Sport supplements
• Epic 5
• Finding Ultra – Rich Roll 
• Epic 5 Ultra Run
• UltraHeidi.com/Ohana
• Special Olympics Hawaii
• 355 Cozumel
• Badger 355

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Steve King
• Paul Buttery 
• Aiden Buttery
• Leanda Cave
• President Obama
• Tim Sheeper
• Jack Roo 
• Michele Santilhano
• Suzy Degazon 
• Lisa Ledesma
• Rebecca Morgan 
• Marc Galietta 
• Yao Kazato

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Host : Larry Ryan
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Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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This episode features Armando Armellini an athlete who has competed at numerous IM events, Epic 5, and 7 Ultraman events since 2016, including 4 consecutive Ultraman’s in 2022.   He is the architect of El Plan (a way to pace 515 distances) and was the first person to attempt to complete all four UM branded races in a single year.

Armando lives Aloha, Ohana, and Kokua.  In his day job as an executive coach he puts these into his practice.  Recently, Armando has been certifying in triathlon coaching and hopes to blend that into his current occupation as a one stop shop for life coaching and athletic coaching.  

If you would like to reach out to Armando:
Instagram : AArmellini
Facebook : Armando Armellini

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Houston Space Center
• Captex Triathlon    may 2011    may 29 this year
• 70.3 Miami
• Triathlon Magazine
• Wide World Sports 
• IM Texas
• Im Arizona
• IM Florida
• Ultraman Florida
• Carmichael Training Systems CTS 
• IM Austria
• Challenge Roth
• IM Mt Tremblant
• El Plan
• Ultraman Arizona
• Ultraman Canada
• Ultraman Hawaii
• Tetramando
• Neuro Linguistic Programming

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• José Altuve
• Kristin Armellini
• Mieko Carolina Armellini
• Emiko Francesca Armellini
• Lindsay Golich
• Consuela Lively  
• Trung Lively
• Fernando Alonso
• Michelle Williamson 
• Billy Rickards
• Jeremy Howard (S2E8)
• Jen McVeay (S2E8)
• Phil Cuppernell
• Steven Keller (S2E10)
• Howie Nordstrom
• Chad Bentley (S1E1)

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Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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In this special release I speak with Steve King who was announcing at the event to get the rundown of what happened over the three days in Noosa this year at UM Australia.  I also speak with Shane Duffy to put a final pin in his record breaking six 515 races in a year.  

Each of the champions, Simon Cochrane and Dee Fuller also stop in for a chat about how the race unfolded for each of them.  Simon set a new world record time of 19:48:47 while smashing the previous UM Australia record by over 1:30 minutes.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman World Championships
• Ultra 355 Australia
• The Detachment Technique App
• Detachmenttechnique.com
• Athletic Peak
• Badwater

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Armando Armellini (S4E9)
• Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)
• Simone Cochrane (S4E8)
• Dee Fuller
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Richard Thompson
• Carl Read
• Nathan Stewart
• Kylie Jones
• Steve York
• Sidharth Yadav
• Kaz Sewell
• Avdhoot Shinde
• Shaun Pero
• Lani Bullen
• Kellie Wright
• Kate Bevilaqua
• James Scanlan
• Matt Thompson
• Steve Ledger
• Warren Keegan
• Rikki Anderson
• Maxsim Kniazev (S1E4)   
• Tess Prince
• Charlie Llewellyn 
• Benat Oliveira
• Warren Keegan
• Andrew Keegan
• Jamie Shoobert 
• Rory Morgan
• Sean Wrigley
• Gail Laux
• Trilogy Cycles Noosa
• Marcus Brown
• Jeremy Howard (S2E8)
• Larissa Cochrane

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Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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UM Australia is the focus of this episode.  I have a chat with race director, Jeff Morris, to preview a few of the 45 athletes who are toeing the line in Noosa this weekend.  Like most 515 races, the line up includes some big names with lofty goals like Richard Thompson and his sub 20 challenge, and some people who are just challenging themselves to complete the distance.   We discuss the variety of situations that bring people to take on a 515 event..

My athlete in profile is New Zealand’s Simon Cochrane.  Simon is a pro triathlete with 37 Ironmans on his resume but is taking on the 515 distance for the first time.  He is the owner of Athletic Peak, a coaching and conditioning business which focuses on supporting athletes along their endurance journey.  Building to the lead up of UM Australia, Simon has recently topped the podium in a couple of ultra runs including winning “the claw”, a feat not previously attained at the Blue Lake 24 hour Challenge.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• UM Australia
• Ultra 355 Cozumel
• Ultra 355 Texas
• IM Cairns
• IM Canada
• IM Western Australia
• Basque Country
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Arizona
• Taupo 100 km Ultra
• Blue Lake 24hr Challenge
• Tarawera 100 mile Ultra
• IM New Zealand
• WynRepublic
• IM Japan
• Badwater
• Marathon Des Sables
• Negative Split Carbon
• Athletic Peak

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Tony Horton
• Judith Hudson
• Jeremy Brown
• Steve King
• Hayden Lyons
• Erica Lumb
• Rikki Anderson
• Dee Fuller
• Kylie Jones
• Karren Sewell
• Thomas Dade
• Andrew Trout
• Shaun McCarthy
• Benat Oliveira
• Mathew Thompson
• Shane Kent
• Simon Cochrane
• Carl Read
• Richard Thompson
• Jason Shields 
• Troy Gelch
• Steve Ledger
• James Scanlan
• Shaun Pero
• Nathan Stewart
• Shane Duffy
• Tim Franklin
• Matt Kerr
• Luke McKenzie
• Beth McKenzie
• Larissa Cochrane

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Host : Larry Ryan
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Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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Günter Pilz, aka Ultra Pilz, is a three time UltraCzech 515 finisher and a man who creates his own Ultra “Adventures”.  

He funds his adventures with his day job as a secondary school teacher in Linz, Austria where he works with a lot of refugee students.   He created a running club at his school to keep those students moving and to share the benefits of sport.

From his central European home base he often travels to take on ultra adventures and to meet with friends to share a pint at a local brewery.  He is also an amateur beer sommelier.

If you are looking for new adventures yourself, he curates an Ultratriathlon Website that lists events around the world.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Blue Danube UltraTri 24
• Backyard Ultra Cross Country Ski
• Danube 600
• Ultra Winter Tri 24
• 24 hr Foot race 
• UltraPilz.org
• Ultratriathlon Website
• Beertasting-App

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Adam and Jakub Atarsia (S2E2)
• UltraCzech 515 
• Triathlon North Africa
• Neil Young
• Rory Gallagher

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Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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Alex Luna, one of the many “race directors” of the UB 515 joins me today to speak about the 10 year anniversary of the Ultra 515 race in Ubatuba, Brazil.

We discuss the history of the race in Brazil and its connection to the roots in Hawaii with Curtis Tyler.  Alex shares his experience with the sport and the lifelong friendships that have come from it.  Finally we discuss this year's edition of the race and what to expect from its competitors.

You can follow the UB 515 on  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ub515ultramanbrasil/?hl=en

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• UB 515
• Ultra 520k Canada
• Ultraman Hawaii
• Ultraman Canada
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Australia

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Alexandre Ribeiro   
• Sergio Cordeiro
• Vanuza Maciel
• Paulo Calil 
• Lucy Ryan (S2E5)
• Jane Bockus (S1E4)
• Cory Foulk
• Nick Mallett (S2E12)
• Curtis Tyler
• Lesley Tyler 
• John Collins
• Andrea Luna
• Miriam Luna
• Anitta Luna 
• Andrius Luna 
• Fabiano Peres
• Luiz Rissato
• Denis Crozariol
• Marcio Takeushi
• Rafael Ferreira
• Raphael Zagury
• Rubnei Alexsander
• Sandro Tanaka 

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Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
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Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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This is the final Special Edition from Ultraman Arizona for 2023.  In this episode, I catch up with the two winners at the awards night to speak about how they felt about the race.

Cynthia Bartus, age 45, from Pennsylvania, is the 2023 women's winner and  Maxsim Kniazev is the NEW WORLD RECORD holder and winner on the men's side.

I also speak with Shane Duffy from Australia who now has completed five of the six races in his quest to become the first person on the planet to complete six 515 races in a 12 month period.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman Arizona
• El Plan
• Ultra515 Mexico
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Australia

 Shout outs and mentions in this episode: 

• Cynthia Bartus 
• Steve Thompson
• Mary Latza
• Randy Latza
• Mary Knott
• Maxsim Kniazev (S1E4)  
• Mila Borodavkina
• Steve Keller (S2E7)
• James Scanlan
• Richard Thompson
• Petr Vabrousek  (S2E2)
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Mark Moody
• Dan Attard
• Ricky Soos
• Caroline Bloom (S2E8)
• Alison Duffy
• Brooke Duffy
• Jen McVeay  (S2E8)

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Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
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Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
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From Phoenix, Arizona this is your day three race recap of Ultraman Arizona 2023.  Find the Day 1 & 2 Recap here.  Unfortunately, Jen McVeay was busy with her duties as race director and was unable to contribute to this recap.

What a day three it was.  It lived up to the hype, producing a new World Record time for the 33 year old Max Kniazev.

There will be one more Special Edition episode available in this series when I speak with Max and the women's champion Cythnia Bartus.   Direct Link here.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultraman Arizona
• Ultraman World Championships
• Ultraman Florida
• Ultraman Wales
• 520K Canada
• Ultraman Australia

 Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Jen McVeay  (S2E8)
• Shane Duffy (S4E5)
• Cynthia Bartus 
• Keri Mandell
• Karen Bonnett
• Pierce Showe
• Vedant Nangare
• Billy Rickards
• James Scanlan
• Mike McGuire
• Mike Kowalski
• Juan "Chamba" Arroyo
• Kate Bevilaqua   
• Richard Thompson
• Maxsim Kniazev (S1E4)  
• Jeff Parrett
• Mila Borodavkina

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Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music  :  Run by 331

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