Ultra Origins Podcast
1) 25-Aum Gandhi
Today on Ultra Origins, we meet Om Gandhi, an inspiring ultra runner who transformed his life through endurance running. From 5Ks to 200 mile races, Om shares his journey of overcoming personal challe...Show More
2) 24-April Shrum
In this episode, we meet April Shrum, who at the end of September ran the Mountain Lakes 100, her first time training for and completing that distance. April shares her journey from marathons to compl...Show More
3) 23-Drew Shetley
This week, we meet Drew Shetley, a runner from Memphis, Tennessee, who recently took on his first 50 miler at the Man Against Horse event in Arizona. It was really fun to talk with Drew and hear about...Show More
4) 22-Ingrid Sarris
In this episode, we meet Ingrid Sarris, a resident of Jerome, Arizona, one of the iconic towns the Cocodona 250 course runs through. Ingrid was 71 years old in 2021, when she watched the inaugural Coc...Show More
5) 20-Jocelyn Briggs
In this episode, Jocelyn Briggs, a dedicated ultra runner from Ontario, Canada, shares her journey from her first 50-miler to recently conquering 200 and 250-mile distances. She reflects on how she's ...Show More
6) 19-Austin Posey
In this podcast episode, Austin Posey shares his inspiring journey of training for and completing his first 100-mile ultra marathon, the Blue Heron Hundreds in Alabama. As a firefighter, father of thr...Show More
7) 18-Amy Goblirsch
In this episode, we speak with Amy Goblirsch, who ran her first trail race, a 50K in Arizona in 2022. And then after having a baby in 2023, Amy turned her training towards running her first 100 miler ...Show More
8) 17-Scott Imlay
In this episode we speak with Scott Imlay, who recently completed his first 200 mile ultra marathon at Bigfoot after rekindling his running journey in his 50s. Scott talks about how a healthcare scare...Show More
9) 16-Sarah Normand
In this episode we speak with Sarah Normand, a runner from New Hampshire with a history of running road marathons who recently completed the Big Foot 200, her first 200 mile ultra run. Sarah shares ho...Show More
10) 15-Michael Quintas
In this episode we meet Michael Quintas, a father of six and an ER nurse who at 46 years old recently completed his first ultra marathon just one year after taking up running to improve his health. Mi...Show More