Rob Mendez was born without arms or legs but overcame every obstacle in his way to coach high school football. This summer he was honored by ESPN with the 2019 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts…
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…
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…
CAF’s Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, from Ghana, went from shining shoes on a street corner to riding a bike across his country on one leg on a mountain bike to having a movie made on his life that was narrated by Oprah. Can one person change the plight of the disabled in their country? Emmanuel would…
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, 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…
Robin Thurston is the creator of Map My Fitness and now the CEO of Pocket Outdoor Media, which owns Triathlete Magazine, Women’s Running Magazine and VeloNews Magazine. We chatted about everything from Robin’s early days as a cyclist to his belief in the iconic brands he now owns. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter…
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 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…
Enjoy the audio from our Breakfast with Bob from Kona pre-race conversation with Heather Jackson Heather Jackson has been third, fourth and fifth here in Kona and, after finishing 14th in 2018, she is looking to hopefully get back on the podium. Heather talked with us about the lessons she has learned racing here and…