This is for the relentless—the ultra-entrepreneurs, endurance athletes, and AI marketing pioneers who refuse to settle. Hosted by Wendy Jae & David Tucker, Embers Rising brings you raw, unfiltered conversations on resilience, mindset, and the strategies that fuel success. From the trails to the boardroom, from AI breakthroughs to human connection, we deliver powerful stories and insights to ignite your fire and push you beyond limits. This is your call to rise. Let’s go.
When the Expert's Plan Falls Apart: 304 Miles of Raw and Real
Ultra running coach Anne Tisdell shares her raw and real experience of a 304-mile desert race falling apart with host Wendy Jae, revealing profound lessons in resilience and finishing strong.
29 Apr 2026
304 Miles Through the Desert. First Place Female I Selene Mallone
In episode 75 of Embers Rising, Selene Mallone ran 304 miles through the Sonoran Desert and crossed the finish line first place female at the Arizona Monster 300 — course record, fourth overall, ahead of more than fifty men. What makes that number extraordinary isn't the finish. It's where she started.
In 2016, Selene crushed her fifth metatarsal on a powerlifting stage in Ottawa lifting 350 pounds.
Alone, broadcasted across Canada, doctors told her to say goodbye to everything she loved. She went home, fell into a depression, and stopped moving entirely — until her mom put a pair of dumbbells beside her on the couch and said do something. That moment led her to firefighting, to her first marathon exactly one year after the injury, and eventually to one of the most brutal endurance races on the planet.
In this conversation Selene opens up about what really happens inside 99 hours on foot through the desert — the sleep deprivation, the darkest moment on the trail, and the second she realized she was winning. Her message for anyone who has ever been told their story was already written for them: don't limit yourself. Just because it doesn't go right the first time doesn't mean it never will. Follow Selene at small.one on Instagram and YouTube.
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17 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
EP #74 It’s Not Too Late to Begin Again
You’re busy. You’ve got a million things pulling at you. But here’s the truth: if you don’t stop and look at your life from 45,000 ft, you’re going to wake up next year in the exact same place.
In this solo episode, Wendy walks you through 6 powerful life shifts that will help you stop sleepwalking through your days and start actually changing them. No fluff. No fake positivity. Just real tools to help you:
-Get honest about where your energy went this year
-Reclaim your time and attention
-Make decisions that match who you are now, not who you were
It’s not too late.
You’re not too old.
And everything, everything can shift.
But first, you’ve got to look at the truth.
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When the Expert's Plan Falls Apart: 304 Miles of Raw and Real
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[…] Ideally, I would have had a carb drink mix that didn't have any sodium or was very low in sodium so I could continue drinking at the rate I needed, still getting the liquid carbs. That is what works the best for me in this kind of environment. But just allow my system to catch up on hydration and not overdo it on the sodium. That is what I would have done. And again, if I had been willing to take a really long break at some point to drink water and really fix the problem and rest that that could have changed everything. But even in retrospect, I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't take that long break. […]
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