Janet ran, completed, and totally nailed her goals for her first ever marathon in Carlsbad.  Now her coach Ian Sharman sits down to talk about what is next.  How long is she going to go?  What are some of the tougher things in her program coming up?  How should she be recovering?  All of this and more on the show today.  Oh, Ian did something pretty crazy last week as well. He shares it on the show.

Chris is joining us again to fill us in on how his training for the Antelope Canyon 50 miler is going.  An injury just won't go away.  What is he doing to get through this?  Enjoy the Becoming Ultra show.

Krystal and Janet travelled to Carlsbad California for two different but very cool reasons.  Krystal was trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon and Janet was running her first marathon ever!  We sit down to talk all things pre race and strategy with them and Liza Howard.  

The main subject of Fitz Ultra, Matt Fitzgerald has run more than 20 marathons in his life.  He has not, until now, run one by himself.  We dive into every question we could think of logistically, mentally, nutritionally, and otherwise as to how it went and how you can do this too.  It's not as crazy as it seems, especially when you are training for a 50 miler.  WE also talk about a concept training run, the "open loop". What is it and why should you try it for your training. Enjoy the Fitz Ultra episode.

Our guest, like all of them for My First Ultra, shares her story about why and how she trained for and completed her first ultra run, a 50 miler.  Things weren't pretty when she started but she persevered and has some great stories along the way.  Mantra's and mental tricks and all, enjoy her journey to become an ultra runner. My First Ultra is a show about runners first ultra.  Why did they sign up? What race was it? What gear did they use?  Learn something from them so your experience is even better!

Janet is one of the rare few who is about to run her first marathon as a training run.  When you are training for your first 50 miler that makes sense. Listen to see how her training is coming along to date!  We also brainstorm some indoor training/running ideas for these winter months.  Enjoy the Becoming Ultra Show!

Today Liza and her student runner Krystal talk about the mental game of running once again.  Specifically, planning for reactions to how you feel about new stimulus on a run when it isn't necessarily good.  We also dive in to weird resolutions for weird people, you know, ultra runners.  Enjoy the Becoming Ultra show!

Janet has hit new long runs and is feeling excited.  16 miler done with a 20 miler on the way!  We brainstorm a few ways you can stay on track this holiday season.  Running is important but not the only thing in becoming a good ultra runner.  The show is produced by Athlete On Fire.

Matt Fitzgerald is back to sharing his training journey for the upcoming American River 50 in April.  What is he planning to do via GPS that he has never tried before.  Thoughts on planned walking segments for long runs.  We also delve into a new undertaking as he audio recorded his most recent book, "How Bad Do You Want It."  It apparently isn't as easy as you would think.  We hope you enjoy this episode of Fitz Ultra!

The lead topic of today's show was how to move forward after missing a run.  Do you just let it go?  Make it up tomorrow?  Add it to next week?  We also talk about mental limitations keeping us from physical possibilities. Enjoy the Becoming Ultra show, produced by Athlete On Fire.