How to pronounce “ultra”(verb) in English

turned out to be about 20-miles. So she says to me, "You know, I never really discussed this with anyone, because it sounds pretty pretentious, but I started runningultras to become a better person." I thought, "Man, if you could run a hundred miles, you'd be in this zen state. You'd be the fucking Buddha bringing peaceand a smile to the world." In my case, it didn't work.