Coach Jim Vance came on to chat about the Ironman 70.3 Texas champion Ben Kanute, Ben’s unique run/walk workouts that have helped him stay injury free, and Today’s Plan, which Jim is a huge fan of! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville…
Breakfast with Bob: Boston Edition featuring: Ryan Hall Ryan holds the American Record for the half marathon with a 59:43, he is the only American to go sub 2:05 for the marathon (2:04:58 at the 2011 Boston Marathon) and is a two-time Olympian in the marathon. Ryan takes us through his legendary career and memorable…
From Competitor Magazine, November 1987 by Bob Babbitt Ironman Commandment Number One: Thou shalt never take thine eyes off the road. It was mere seconds since the end of the swim. Dave Scott was looking down, trying to get the bike shoe on his right foot to stay on the pedal. Mark Allen,…
Breakfast with Bob: Boston Edition with Tim Don It is so great to have Tim Don back, feeling great, and ready to hit the race course once again. Last October, three days before the Ironman World Championship, Don was hit by a car while on his bike and suffered a broken neck. The Boston Marathon was Tim’s first race…
Karen Smyers is one of the few triathletes in history to win both the ITU World Championship at the Olympic distance and win the Ironman World Championship. Karen joined us in Boston to talk about her incredible career. She took us through her memorable Ironman World Championship win in 1995. Karen also shared some great…
He is the only triathlete in history to have an Olympic gold medal and an Ironman World Championship title. In Jan Frodeno’s case, he has two Ironman World Championship titles. But even the best can have a tough day and Frodeno ended up walking a good portion of the marathon last October in Kona. We…
Join us for our 2018 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Boston Pre-race interviews filmed at the Boston Marathon Expo Friday – Sunday, April 13 – 15 Watch all the interviews on: Facebook YouTube In Person at the Hyland’s Booth at the Boston Marathon Expo (339 – 341) Friday Line Up All times Eastern.…
Mikhail Venikov went from being an Army Ranger and winning the prestigious Best Ranger Competition to creating the Ranger Road charity. Venikov realized that a lot of vets have issues transitioning from military life to civilian life so he decided to provide high octane adventures for former members of the military who were looking for a…
Every time I look at this one particular image, it makes me laugh. Technology, money, media, and the masses were coming fast, but the classic image of Cowman on the bike wearing his miniature cow horns in the same frame as the eventual champion never gets old. Even 33 years later, it continues to…
Enjoy the audio from our Breakfast with Bob interview with Andrew Talansky filmed in Kona during Ironman race week. Andrew Talansky raced as a professional cyclist, after growing up as a runner and swimmer. Now, after deciding to retire from the grind of Tour racing, he’s got his sights set on doing the Ironman World…