Craig Cunningham was a professional hockey player with both the Boston Bruins and the Phoenix Coyotes. On November 19, 2016, while with the Coyotes’ minor league affiliate the Tucson Roadrunners, Cunningham collapsed on the ice and paramedics immediately started chest compressions. His heart stopped for 83 minutes and it took a very unique surgery to…
Rich Izzo is the founder and CEO of the Toughman Triathlon Series and he is on a roll. Morgan Stanley has come on board as a major sponsor, Premium Plus Sports is the official Toughman travel partner, Triathlete Magazine just produced an official program for Toughman, and Events.com has become the official registration site for…
At the 1987 Ironman World Championship, the growing rivalry between Dave Scott and Mark Allen played out in dramatic fashion in the lava fields after the two greats left T2 together. Allen led late into the run, but faded hard, and Scott passed him to get his 6th title. Heading into the 1988…
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.…