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
S6E6 -- Ohana Guest : Tony O’Keeffe – 3 time RAAM racer
Retired Lieutenant-Colonel, Anthony O’Keeffe, member of the 2003 Canadian Armed Forces Sports Hall of Fame, joins me to discuss his sporting career. A career that includes 33 Ironmans, 9 Ultraman Hawaii races, and 3 solo RAAM races.
Tony shares many tips on how to race these events based on the mistakes that he endured and the successes that he achieved. We discuss his career in the Canadian Armed Forces and how that supported his sporting goals in life.
Now living in Ferrara, Italy, Tony is enjoying the Euro cycling lifestyle and is preparing for his next phase in life which will include his own plane.
Listen to this episode if you want to reminisce about the characters in the early years of Ultraman or if you want to gain insights on how to race these events.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Ultra TriFest Canada
- Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
- Canadian Armed Forces sports hall of fame
- Tour de France
- Giro D’Italia
- RAAM
- Sebring
- Heart of the South
- Race around Oregon
- Shermer Neck
- Ultraman World Championships
- Ironman Canada
- Ironman World Championships
- Canadian forces triathlon team
- The Swinging Dixx
Shout outs and mentions in this episode:
- Jackie Cowley
- Jimmy Ronn
- Dan Bodden
- Mark Dwyer
- Trish O’Keeffe
- Steve King
- Marty Raymond
- Sergio Cordeiro
- Gordo Byrn
- Don Fink
- Andrew Stanfield
- Alexandre Riberio
- Mike Coughlin
- Tobias Winnemöller
- Graham Fraser
- Sharon Donnelly (HOF)
- Lynne Bermel (HOF)
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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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