Enjoy the audio from this Breakfast with Bob interview, filmed on location at Challenge Penticton. Melanie McQuaid is now 40, but the three-time XTERRA World Champion still feels that she can race at the very highest level. I am intrigued by athletic rivalries and we got into one of the very best: the one between Melanie and…
Enjoy the audio from this Breakfast with Bob interview, filmed on location at Challenge Penticton. Karen Thibodeau is not only an up and coming pro who swam at Pitt, she is someone who, through her work on mental health and addiction, is constantly changing lives for the better. Karen’s story of helping a 70-year old homeless woman…
Penticton has won a bid to host the first ever ITU Multisport World Championships Festival. The 10-day event, to be held in August 2017 will see athletes compete in five separate World Championships: duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon, aquabike and the coveted global title for long-distance triathlon. The international significance of Penticton 2017 means the region will…
Enjoy the audio from this Breakfast with Bob interview, filmed on location at Challenge Penticton. The legendary above-knee amputee Terry Fox did his run across Canada 36 years ago, back in 1980. His brother Darrell joined us after racing the duathlon to talk about his brother, the run, and the impact of his charity. Watch all…
Enjoy the audio from this Breakfast with Bob interview, filmed on location at Challenge Penticton. Two-time Challenge Penticton champion Jeff Symonds lives by the ‘Get Ugly’ mantra. Penticton being his hometown, winning this Sunday is his total focus. In this interview, we chat about Jeff’s background in steeplechase, how he first got into triathlon, and how…
Todd Jacobs finished eighth in Kona in 1987 and 1988. He is also one of my favorite people to interview ever. In this conversation we cover Scott Tinley, Mark Allen, and Dave Scott, plus the three year Ironman battle between wheelchair legends David Bailey and Carlos Moleda. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes …
Mike Bone, from Spectrum Sports, joined us to chat about the 10th anniversary of the Catalina Eco Marathon coming up on Saturday November 19th. As they say: “It’s the hardest race you will ever love.” Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links…
Michael Brown and Penticton, Canada will be hosting four multi-sport events over five days between August 24-28. In 2017, they’ll be hosting six ITU World Championship events over ten days. Check out Challenge-Penticton.com for more scoop. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links…
She has an Olympic Silver medal and an Ironman World Championship title. In a few weeks the great Michellie Jones is heading to the Paralympics in Rio to partner with sight-impaired athlete and fellow Aussie Katie Kelly. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV…
Enjoy the audio from this Breakfast with Bob interview filmed at the ITU Grand Final in Chicago, September 2015: I chatted with Mario Mola, who was ranked number two in the world at the time, before the ITU Grand Final, which he would go on to win a few days later. After being happy just to make…