S6E4 -- The World’s First Female Uberman Finisher : Melissa Urie

515 : The Ultra Podcast

English - July 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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She’s Iron. She’s Ultra. She’s Epic.

After being the second woman ever to complete the Epic 5 in 2017, Melissa Urie set out for an even more superlative title – Uberman. With the help of her amazing crew, Melissa was able to become the first female finisher of Uberman in 2019 (and set the swim record while doing so) in an overall time of 135 hours 55 minutes or 5 days 15 hours 55 minutes.

In this episode, Melissa shares her spirit for participation in these Ultra events and throws in lots of tips learned from her mistakes and triumphs on courses. Get your notebook out and enjoy some more ultra tales.

Melissa keeps a blog with all her adventures. Here is the link to her Uberman experience: https://rangamel.wordpress.com/2019/11/06/uberman/

And her latest adventure as mentioned in the episode – her new baby Evie Winter https://rangamel.wordpress.com/2024/05/04/birth-story-round-2/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Ultra TriFest Canada Ultra 515 World Wide ChampionshipsUM AustraliaUM World ChampionshipsUM CanadaEpic 5UbermanIronman AustraliaChallenge WanakaIronman New ZealandFinding Ultra (book)Challenge RothIronman CairnsRottnest Island SwimRAAM

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

Kate Bevilaqua (S5E10)Kevin Parkhill Rich RollCraig PercivalSteve Brown (S2E13)Lucy Ryan (S2E5)Tony HortonWill Rogers (S5E8)Chad Bentley (S1E1)Nick Mallett (S2E12)Tony O'Keefe (S6E6)Jackie Cowley Marty Raymond Dan BoddenIngrid Hillhouse (S6E5)Dani GrabolRebecca MorganJen McVeay (S4E4)Juan Craveri (S1E5)Armando Armelini (S4E9)Duncan Tebb Daniel BercuJonathan PuchalskiFiona Siemelink Michael ScraggKen ElPescadoHilton WilliamsAdam Scully PowerKevin Nelson Josie Vitale Heidi Videto Manmadh Rebba (S4E3) Mary KnottSteve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)James Lawrence (Iron Cowboy)

Show Contributors:
Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music : Run by 331

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