Nate Garcia is the long-time track and cross country coach at UC San Diego. Before that he ran for legendary running coach Ted Van Arsdale. We chat about Nate’s running and coaching careers and how he is adapting to UCSD becoming a Division I school. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels…
Richard Browne’s life changed forever when he was 16 years old back in 2007. He slipped and fell through a plate glass window and ended up having 13 surgeries over the next three years to try and save his leg. In 2010 he had his leg amputated below the knee and by 2012 he was…
It’s not often I get the chance to get to chat with two great American Running Legends. This conversation with Meb Keflezighi and Dathan Ritzenhein was one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy! Presented by UCAN Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt…
Karen Smyers was still racing as a professional triathlete at the age of 50. The US captain for the Collins Cup, Ironman World Champion, and multiple-time ITU World Champion came on to chat about her spectacular career! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on…
The amazing Angela Madsen is in the midst of rowing 3,000 miles from California to Hawaii. She took time out from rowing 12 hours a day to chat with us on her satellite phone. During the conversation we surprised Angela with a $2500 Challenged Athletes Foundation grant! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…
Lera Doederlein was born with deformed legs in Russia before being adopted by the Doederlein family. After struggling with leg braces and arm crutches, she had both legs amputated above the knee at the age of 14, and for the first time ever, sport became part of her life. Lera is now, at the age…
In a typical May weekend, Marc Roy from Sportstats and his team would be handling the timing for up to 43 events all over the world. In a typical year 1.5 million people would cross a Sportstats finish line. So how do you pivot to virtual racing while keeping your business afloat? I learned so…
Tom Sullivan has never let being born blind get in his way. Every time I chat with Tom I leave the conversation invigorated! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes Foundation Cruse Photo
Above photo from Bill Bell’s 96th birthday celebration November 2018, by Daniel Burr, with Cherie Gruenfeld at Bill’s choice: Five Guys. Taking a look back at the legendary Bill Bill. I wrote National Treasure for the May, 2012 issue of Triathlete Magazine, when Bill was nearing 90….. Bill Bell was in his late…
Meet Tyler Jones. He’s an 18 year-old below-knee amputee and long-time CAF athlete who has run 12:03 for 100 meters and is a hopeful for the 2021 Paralympic Team. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on…