Top Nine 2019

Thank you to all our great Babbittville on Instagram friends for following along with us in 2019 as we celebrated the wonderful world of endurance sports and all the amazing athletes we got to spend time with and the events we got to enjoy. Here’s a look back at our Top Nine Instagram posts from…

Classics: Peter Snell

From our Babbittville Vault, this 2006 interview with three-time Olympic gold medalist Peter Snell with my Competitor Radio co-host Paul Huddle is one of my all-time favorites. When he won the 800 meter gold medal in 1960, Sir Peter Snell was only 21 years old and was ranked 25th in the world. He became one…

Charley French

Charley French is 93 years old, was born in 1926, fought in World War II, helped to create the modern ski goggles, and was working with Boone Lennon at Scott USA and tested out the first pair of aerodynamic handlebars that totally changed the sports of triathlon and cycling. Besides that, he is still out…

Chris Kostman: Artsakh Ultra

Chris Kostman, the long-time owner of the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon across Death Valley, joined us to chat about his new event. It’s called the Artsakh Ultra and it’s an off-road trail run consisting of six separate stages and 160 miles on the Janapar Trail in Armenia and Artsakh. It sounds truly amazing and the website…

Mike Bone: Run Catalina Events

Mike Bone joined us to talk about the Catalina Island Half Marathon on November 16th and the epic Catalina Island Marathon on March 14, 2020. For information on any of the running events on Catalina Island, go to runcatalina.com       Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance  Zone  TV Velofix Links Babbittville…

Michael Marckx

Michael Marckx is the creative genius behind the Belgian Waffle Ride and the brand new Peter Sagan Fondo: Gran Roadie-OH coming up on Sunday November 10th. Cyclists can ride 50K, 100K, or 150K, plus there is a special evening with Peter Sagan and Bill Walton at Bill Walton’s amazing home that benefits the Challenged Athletes…