Mack Johnson was a college freshman when he fell off a patio on November 5th, 2016 and was paralyzed from the waist down. Six months later, while he and his family were stopped at Dateland on their way home to California from the NCAA Championships in Arizona, he met the amazing Bill Walton. The two…
Eric Byrnes is a former MLB star who is now on the MLB Network. Last summer, in order to bring attention to the lack of PE in our schools, Eric swam, ran, and rode across the United States from San Francisco to New York City, and the documentary he created, Let Them Play, is awesome.…
Michellie Jones just might be the most versatile and winningest female triathlete in history. She took a silver medal at the first-ever Olympic Triathlon in 2000, won the 2006 Ironman World Championship, and paced visually and hearing impaired Katie Kelly to a Paralympic gold medal in the first-ever Paralympic Paratriathlon in 2016. She also has…
Clayton Treska was a 290 pound Marine when he was diagnosed with Stage 1 Testicular Cancer. After six rounds of chemotherapy, he decided to start swimming cycling and running to lean out now that his battle with cancer was behind him. Not long afterwards. in July of 2009, the doctors found a tumor on his…
Fit Talk Friday: Present by UCAN Tyler Judkins has a fascinating background and is now the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes Foundation Cruse Photo …
Michael Epstein is one of the world’s premiere event directors and as we head into the 33rd annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon, it was the perfect time to re-connect for a chat! This year, the weekend’s events will include a 70.3 mile long course triathlon on September 14. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe…
Fit Talk Friday, Presented by UCAN Tim Caron has two masters degrees, one in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention and one in Strength and Conditioning. He was the Associate Strength Coach for USC Football before becoming the Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach at Army. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman…
When it comes to performing enhancing drugs in sport, no one is better at breaking it all down than Mark Zeigler from the San Diego Union Tribune. For this chat, Chinese swimmer Sun Yang was our main topic of discussion. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links…
Barry Siff is the former president of USA Triathlon. While he still loves triathlon, and is on the Board of both USA Triathlon and the International Triathlon Union, he is now also the CEO of USA Team Handball. What is Team Handball? Barry is so glad you asked! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter…
Evan Pardi is one of those unique triathletes who has mastered the Tux-to-Speedo transition. When he is not racing as a professional triathlete or XTERRA athlete, Evan plays the double bass with the Tucson Symphony. Do you think it’s a hassle traveling with a bike? Imagine traveling with a 7-foot tall double bass! …