Everyday Ultra

How to Finish a 100 Mile Ultramarathon Strong with Kareem Afzal

Kareem Afzal’s journey to the Leadville 100 is anything but ordinary. After a life-threatening illness, major lifestyle changes, years of endurance racing, and multiple f

Ashley Paulson on Her Ultra Training, Recovery, and Mindset Protocol to Break World Records

Ashley Paulson has built an extraordinary career in ultra running, pushing the limits of what’s possible while chasing world records and learning exactly what it takes to

Phil Gore on Backyard Ultra Tips and How He Ran Over 600 Miles in Over 6 Days

Phil Gore knows what it takes to push the limits of the backyard ultra. As the official Backyard Ultra World Record holder, Phil has spent years learning how to manage hi

How to Pick Your Next Ultramarathon: Choose the Right Race, Goal, and Training Process

Finished your last ultra and wondering what’s next? Maybe you feel like you’re supposed to go farther. Run faster. Tackle a harder course. Chase a bigger race. But the

How to Make Your Training Less Stressful to Run Better with Tommy Lewis

Ultra running has a funny way of exposing the difference between what you think makes you better and what actually does. Tommy Lewis gets into the less obvious parts of

The Journey To Nailing A First 100K with Trent Frahn

What does it take to go from running your first marathon to lining up for your first 100K—and actually racing at the front of your age group? From committing to a deman

How to Build Confidence Through Hard Things, Stop Comparing Yourself, and Run for the Love of It with Natalya Platonova

Natalia's journey into ultrarunning is anything but ordinary. After winning The Circle and serving in the British Army, she found herself taking on some of the world’s to

How to Not Let Problems Derail Your Training and Racing

When life throws a wrench into your training, your race, or your plans, it’s easy to let one inconvenience spiral into “my whole race is ruined.” In ultrarunning, things

How to Avoid And Solve Nutrition and Stomach Issues in Ultramarathons

Nutrition can make or break an ultramarathon. In this episode, we’re breaking down one of the most frustrating parts of ultra running: what happens when your fueling stra

The State of Everyday Ultra: Everything We’re Building (and How You Can Be Part of It)

This is a different episode, as we are covering everything we're building here at Everyday Ultra, and how you can be a part of it! We usually don't talk about these too

Fueled by Maple Syrup, This Guy is Running 12 Ultras in 12 Months with Justin Kaufmann

Justin Kaufman joins us for this episode of Everyday Ultra, and this one goes DEEP. From sobriety and rebuilding his life through endurance sports to becoming a 12x ultra

Max Jolliffe on Winning Badwater 135 and Building Self-Belief

Max is back on the Everyday Ultra Podcast—and this time, he’s coming off one of the most jaw-dropping performances in ultrarunning history. After setbacks, DNFs, and plen

How to Run Your Best 100 Miler Yet and Improve Your Ultra Performance with Jen Higgins

Jennifer Higgins is back on the Everyday Ultra Podcast after an incredible year of racing, coaching, and learning what she’s capable of. In this episode we dive into co

Mental Performance for Ultrarunning and Training for 100 Milers with Sierra Morris

In this episode, Sierra Morris, weeks after her first 100-mile finish at the Vermont 100, unpacks the mental skills that helped her navigate one of endurance sport's toug

Badwater 135 Q&A: How to Run Well in Heat, Nutrition and Hydration, and More

We're answering all of your questions about my Badwater 135 race in this massive Q&A episode! In this episode we cover: How I heat trained so that the heat did not both

Badwater 135 Recap: How to Overcome Mental Darkness in Any Race

I ran the Badwater 135 this past week, and it was the hardest thing I've ever done. The mental battles I faced out there were unlike any other; combine that with fatigue

Badwater Preview Episode

Fresh off Western States 100, the focus now shifts to one of the toughest races on the planet: Badwater 135. What does it take to prepare for 135 miles across Death Vall

The Most Important Metrics to Track in Your Ultramarathon Training

If you've ever let your watch dictate how you feel about your training, this episode will change the way you think about progress. This episode breaks down the differenc

How to Mentally Overcome Any Challenge in Running (And Life) With Janina Simmons

This episode isn't about overcoming adversity—it's about redefining what strength actually looks like. Army Ranger, ultrarunner, author, and cancer warrior Janina Simmo

How He Nearly Doubled His Backyard Ultra Distance in One Year: Alberto Gomez on Smarter Training, Mental Toughness, and Going Further

If you've ever wondered what separates runners who make massive breakthroughs from those who stay stuck, this episode is for you. Everyday Ultra athlete Alberto Gomez un