515 : The Ultra Podcast
The best part of attending a 515km / Ultraman distance event is the life-long friendships you leave with. These events attract remarkable athletes from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. 515 : The Ultra Podcast invites you into the lives of these people who make up the Ultra family through conversations hosted by Larry Ryan, race director of Ultra TriFest Canada and the new Ultra 515 World Wide Championships held in Whistler, BC.
Join us if you are an Ironman with an aspiration toward the 515km distance; if you are a seasoned veteran of Ultratriathlon; or you just want to fill your training hours listening to inspiring stories, about epic events, told by interesting people. There will be plenty of take-aways for your own training and/or your bucket list. For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com
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515 : The Ultra Podcast
S4E9 -- The Architect of El Plan – Armando Armellini
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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Show Contributors:
Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music : Run by 331
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For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com
