RFP Podcast Episode #194 – Ultra Dad’s Session #5 – Ultra Mom’s w/ Debbie Shane & Marlene Ubaldini

We had the great fortunate to have our moms involved in our lives and still do to this day. For that we are grateful. We wouldn’t be where we are or who we are without them. Today’s episode of Ultra Dad’s is in tribute to them, Debbie Shane, and Marlene Ubaldini. We’ve all known each other for over 30 years, and it has been a journey. Today we dig into some of that, their perspectives of parenting, marriage, qualities and what it is like raising two knuckleheads like Bryan & I. Sit back and crack a tasty cold one – it was a fun ride. During this episode we happily and proudly enjoyed some White Claw Black Cherry (Mom Ubaldini 😊), Breckenridge Brewing Oatmeal Stout (Bryan) & some Dogfish Head Punkin Ale (Mike). “Moving all the heartbeats.” – Deb Shane How’d we get here? The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place. Bryan & Mike