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
S6E7 -- Ohana Guest : Gerard Charlton (Iron, Ultra, Uber)
Gerard Charlton has had a pre Ultraman sporting career and post Ultraman sporting career.
Like most athletes, pre Ultraman, Gerard was all about racing Ironman in Penticton (11 times) and just trying to get a little faster. In 2005, with some prodding from Steve King, Gerard took on Ultraman Canada. At that time in his life, his sports became more about meeting the challenge and doing it for a greater good. These challenges included him becoming the third ever Uberman finisher and completing the Canadian Death Race.
For a quick recap of the Uberman experience you can watch this video on Youtube narrated by Steve King.
Uberman 2018 Youtube video narrated by Steve King
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Ultra TriFest Canada
- Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
- Ironman Canada
- UM Canada
- Canadian Death Race
- Uberman
- Ironman World Championships
- Silk Route
- Abbotsford Air Show
- Alta Lake Sports Club
- 1982 Vancouver Triathlon
- Iron Cops
- Covenant House
- Franciscan Sisters of Atonement
- Canuck Place
Shout outs and mentions in this episode:
- Tony O’Keeffe (S6E6)
- Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)
- Dan Fisher
- Grant Fisher
- Dave Beardsell
- Mike Maraun
- Les McDonald
- Conall Bar
- Tom Price
- Steve Wallick
- Jean King
- Gord Evans
- Melissa Urie (S6E4)
- Giorgio Alessi
- Richardo Alessi
- Dan Bercu
- Pete McIntosh
- Nick Mallett (S2E12)
- Randy Cunningham
- Devasish Paul
- Barry Berg (S1E9)
Show Contributors:
Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music : Run by 331
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
