Richard (Ricky) Urias is an ultrarunner, father, and works for Ultraspire! He is a genuine and kind person who volunteered at the Zion 100 Milestone Challenge and paced several athletes to their goals. He talks about his journey into running and ultras, how he learned to shift his perspectives and learn to enjoy the journey, how he handles hard and challenging moments, and his thoughts on imposter syndrome and belonging in the world of ultras.

Follow Richard on Instagram:

@ragerhino

Although not a DNF story, Regina joins us to talk about her first experience with 100 miles, having only run a 50k as her longest distance prior to it. She never expected to run 100 miles, so she talked us through her challenges, how she overcame and found her way to 100 miles! She also talks over her mindset going into her new scary goal coming up soon!!

Find her on Instagram: @whollyregina

Lauren Jones is not stranger to challenging races in ultrarunning. She has completed the Cocodona 250 along with tons of other challenging races, and often places or gets a podium spot. But she has also had some DNFs along the way, that helped shape her into the ultrarunner she is. Listen to her incredible mindset of diving into things that scare her, and how that helps her get back up to run again even when faced with incredible challenges.

Find her on Instagram:

@lauren.runs.for.grilled.cheese

Organizations to donate to for Hurricane Helene relief:

⁠https://www.ncvoad.org/volunteer/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYJCNEbnCIdUnfQo5ktJ6R5P4TWZ3EJh6mgU5pipnk_G6PL-lKNiEnuq00_aem_uXRFWUfecGGX8WRTh_6AJA⁠

⁠https://belovedasheville.com/⁠

⁠https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press-release/2024/red-cross-responds-to-hurricane-helene.html⁠

⁠https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/⁠

⁠http://www.heartswithhands.org/⁠