RFP Podcast Episode #241 – Ultra Dad Session #49: Year End Wrap Up

Relentless Forward Progress with Mike Ubaldini

It has been a wild and wacky year for the Ultra Dad Podcast. Just like life, and as we discussed during this last session of 2021, it had its peaks and valleys. However, just like life again, we kept moving forward, left foot right foot, and had some additional, year end stories to share. We went down a few rabbit holes but feel we had a nugget or two to offer up as we close the books on 2021. From all of us at the RFP Ultra Dad’s Podcast, we wish you a fantastic, safe, and wonderful new year and a wild and wacky 2022! We both had some happy hour cocktails to enjoy during today’s recording. Bryan went with a local PA brew from Lancaster Brewing, their Winter Warmer Ale. Mike, battling some Covid symptoms and waiting on test results, enjoyed a Tito’s Vodka and Peach Bubly mix 😊! Little bit of a twist there to wrap up the year. The RFP Ultra Dad’s Podcast is sponsored by Time on the Trails – delivering you a customized experience out on the trails in Arizona and beyond. Please visit us at www.tottaz.com and on social media via IG, FB, TW & LI. Keep an eye on the Ultra Dad’s Instagram account @ #ultra_dads. You can view the live recording of today’s episode on our YouTube Channel Here! 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