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Ryan Downs

Ryan Downs

Ultra runner from Canberra, Australia who runs to honor his mother's memory; featured on Peak2Soon podcast and Rise Above CBR fundraiser.

Jul 10, 2026

1:40
But before we get into that, I want to know a little bit more about your running journey and how you actually became a runner.
1:46
Awesome.
1:47
Where did it start? So very touch and go.
1:50
I had a couple of little stints in 2017 and 18 where I would do a little bit of running, but it never really stuck.
1:58
And then while I was at CIT for my apprenticeship, probably four years ago, I would run before I went to school because I had like a little bit of extra time in the morning.
2:10
I was like, how do I feel in this time? So that's where it kind of started very casually.
2:17
And then once we had a child, Jesse, in 2023, and as soon as he kind of turned one, I trained jiu-jitsu and wrestling for six years before that.

17 MINS LATER

19:55
But you raised money for Rise Above, but you were doing a run streak last year as part of your fundraiser, which I was just in awe of,

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