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The Ultra Diner

by Ruel Abadam & Tony Portera

Otherwise known as ”the greasy spoon of ultrarunning”, The Ultra Diner is the spot folks in and around the ultra and endurance community can step into. It’s a good place to meet and reconnect with folks. The novice runner, cohost, and podcast producer, Ruel Abadam, splits the check with veteran ultra runner and coach, Tony Portera, to mix things up as they tap into the world of personalities in the sport over a virtual cup of coffee.

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Episodes

  1. TUD009 : Derek Murphy & Marathon Investigation

    On this episode Tony and Ruel meet Derek Murphy at The Ultra Diner. Derek is the owner of marathoninvestigation.com website and podcast. "Primary Mission is to Efficiently Examine Race Results to Identify Runners That Cheat. The Main Focus is to Catch Those That Cheat in Order To Qualify For The...

  2. TUD008 : Frank McKinney

    On this episode Tony and Ruel meet Frank McKinney at The Ultra Diner. Straight off Frank-McKinney.com, he is described as a "true modern day Renaissance man: Real Estate Artist, 6x International Bestselling Author (in 5 genres), Philanthro-Capitalist, Ultramarathoner, Actor, and Aspirational...

  3. TUD007 : Gabriela Poapst

    On this episode Tony and Ruel meet Gabriela Poapst at The Ultra Diner.Poapst is pronounced "pops" like popcorn. For this episode we learn about Gabriela's journey into her ultrarunning. We learn about all her challenges and near death experience that would have prevented her from fulfilling her...

  4. TUD006 : Ken Michal

    Tony and Ruel meet up with Ken Michal to go over his multi-day racing, training, nutrition, mindset, and podcasting. 01:55 Introducing guest Ken Michal. 03:04 How Ken got into ultra running. 05:19 Ken's work with Meredith Terranova on fueling training and nutrition. 07:00 Ken's product tester and...

  5. TUD005 : Run Streaks | Things To Listen To | Bricks Bombs and Broth

    Tony and Ruel catch up from a long hiatus. 02:08 Run Streak 06:13 Longest Streak 07:40 Sacrificing Running 12:07 Podcasts 16:44 Audiobook Titles 20:23 Non-Running or Running Podcasts & Audiobooks? 22:19 TheChocolateDozen.com 22:44 Keto Brick's by Keto Savage 25:10 What National Day Is It? 41:30...

  6. TUD004 : Social Media | Tracking Badwater 135 | NSNG/LCHF/Keto experiment

    Tony and Ruel discuss Demi Bagby and social media, tracking Badwater 135, appeal to running in the extreme heat, Tony's NSNG/LCHF/Keto experiment, coffee, supplements, and few other things. 00:00 Intro montage 01:00 Opening frustration 02:45 What to cover in the show and Tony's Vermont and return...

  7. TUD003 : A Badwater 135 Conversation

    In this second meet up at the diner, Tony and Ruel talk about ultrapodcasting, being coached and getting coached, and a whole bunch about his running history and Badwater 135. Podcasting Being just good enough Benefits to getting coached Hiring a coach Who Is Tony Portera? Where the heck is Flo?…

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  8. TUD002 : First Coffee With Tony & Ruel

    Your hosts Tony and Ruel meet up at the diner for the first time to catch up and kick-off the podcast. The question is, who will pickup the check? Keto snack shopping Running 90-100/week Morning routines Training plans vs training Trekking poles The Ohlone Wilderness 50K Trail Race Pineland Trail...

  9. TUD001 : Welcome To The Ultra Diner

    Welcome to The Ultra Diner. This is a solo episode with Ruel to go over the concept of the podcast dubbed 'the greasy spoon of ultrarunning'. We hope you stick around, check out the other episodes, and interact with us here at the diner.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Otherwise known as ”the greasy spoon of ultrarunning”, The Ultra Diner is the spot folks in and around the ultra and endurance community can step into. It’s a good place to meet and reconnect with folks. The novice runner, cohost, and podcast producer, Ruel Abadam, splits the check with veteran ultra runner and coach, Tony Portera, to mix things up as they tap into the world of personalities in the sport over a virtual cup of coffee.

HOSTED BY

Ruel Abadam & Tony Portera

Produced by Ruel Abadam

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How many episodes does The Ultra Diner have?

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Otherwise known as ”the greasy spoon of ultrarunning”, The Ultra Diner is the spot folks in and around the ultra and endurance community can step into. It’s a good place to meet and reconnect with folks. The novice runner, cohost, and podcast producer, Ruel Abadam, splits the check with veteran...

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The Ultra Diner is created and hosted by Ruel Abadam & Tony Portera.
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