2018 is the 40th anniversary of the Ironman World Championship, and I’m looking back at each of my years at the Hawaii Ironman, starting in 1980 on the island of Oahu. I missed the first two years, 1978 and 1979, but since 1980, I haven’t missed a World Championship. Enjoy this count down each year…
Breakfast with Bob from Kona 2018 Can’t wait to Monday? Watch highlights from the 2017 edition here. Watch LIVE on Facebook 8:00 am HST/11:00 am PST/ 2:00 pm EST Watch the shows on the Babbittville YouTube channel Keep up to date on all…
In 2017 Aussie Richard Thompson set a World Record of 21:21 in his first-ever Ultraman, breaking the record by 17 minutes over three days of swimming (10K), biking (420K), and running (84K). Next up? The Ultraman World Championship on the Big Island in late November! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…
The 2017 edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona was our 8th annual interview show from the Ironman World Championship. Here are a few highlights. Monday Jan Frodeno Lucy Charles Watch all of the interviews from Monday here. Tuesday Lionel Sanders Michelle Vesterby Watch all of the interviews from Tuesday here. Wednesday Chrissie Wellington Jesse…
The date was October 17, 2015 and long-time open water swimmer Tony Lee and a friend were going for a two miler to the Mokulua Islands and back from Lanikai Beach on the island of Oahu. On the way back, still half a mile from shore, Tony was attacked by a tiger shark and his…
Is there anything better than running a marathon dressed as Elvis? For Nikki Johnstone, he not only ran the Berlin Marathon as Elvis, he ran 2:37:04, and broke Mike Wardian’s Elvis World Record by a minute and became the undisputed King Of Berlin!!! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix…
Timothy O’Donnell has accomplished pretty much everything in his triathlon career. He has four top ten finishes in Kona, has been the top American there twice, won both the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 US Pro Championships, and gone 7:55:56 at Ironman Brazil. TO will turn 38 on October 1st and would like nothing better than…
Eric Byrnes, is an 11-time Ironman finisher, former Major League Baseball player, and a long-time host for the MLB Network. He just finished up swimming, cycling, and running across the USA for his Let Them Play Foundation on his Triathlon Across America. Eric joined me to chat about the adventures he had along the way.…
Mike Ryan is a long-time sports medicine expert who you can see on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. He is also a six-time Ironman with a PR of 10:36. On October 13th he will be part of the livestream team showcasing coverage of the Ironman World Championship on the NBC Sports Website and on Ironman.com. From…
2009 was the 20th anniversary of Mark Allen and Dave Scott’s epic Iron War at the Ironman World Championship. Filmed for TriCenter and Triathlete Magazine on location in Kailua-Kona during race week, October 2009. Read more on Iron War here. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links…