When you look at the most important innovations in the history of endurance sports, the Polar Heart Rate Monitor has to rank right at the top of the list. Stan Brajer joined us to chat about Polar’s latest product launch and their future plans. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…
He has won the handcycle division of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship five times, but that is only a small part of the Carlos Moleda story. We chat about his life as a Navy SEAL, being pinned down with his platoon in Panama where a number of his closest friends died, and his promise to…
Legendary cyclist Ron Kiefel came on to chat about his hall of fame career and some of the amazing riders he rode with and against. He has great insight into Bob Roll, Davis Phinney, Alexi Grewal, Andy Hampsten and Greg LeMond, plus he shares his memories from some of his favorite days riding his bike. …
Classics Interview Series: In 1975 New Zealand’s John Walker became the first runner to go under 3:50 for the mile and in 1976 he won the Gold Medal at 1500 meters. This is a classic interview that we did back in 2005 on the 30th anniversary of his breaking the 3:50 barrier. The show opens…
Enjoy this collection of interviews with some of the Team USA Olympians! Des Linden: Women’s Marathon Filmed on location at the Boston Marathon Expo, Olympian Des Linden and her agent Josh Cox joined us for a chat a few days before the marathon. We chatted with Des about her races here at Boston and…
Over one million people in the U.S. deal with pain on a daily basis. Greg Houlgate is a former top runner and long-time endurance athlete who is now the President and CEO of Oska Wellness. He feels that his recently released product, OSKA Pulse, can make a difference. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes …
Tricia Downing was a high level cyclist who came to San Diego one year and piloted a blind cyclist at CAF’s San Diego Triathlon Challenge. When she was back home in Colorado, she was hit by a car while cycling and ended up paralyzed. While in her hospital bed she applied for a CAF grant…
[box style=”note”] Note from Bob Babbitt: I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing 7 of the 9 triathletes who have won gold medals at the Olympics. Enjoy these interviews. Can’t wait to interview the next two gold medalists in 2020! [/box] Simon Whitfield: Sydney 2000 Filmed on location at the 2015 ITU Hall of Fame Gala in Chicago: Simon…
Liz Blatchford made her move to long course triathlon after 12 years on the ITU circuit. After a third place in her Kona debut in 2013, she took tenth in 2014 and another third in 2015. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links…
Faron Kelley has a dream job at Disney. He gets to oversee the cooler than cool Run Disney running events plus their awesome water parks and miniature golf courses. The next Disney event in Southern California is September 1-4 and showcases a half marathon, 10K, and 5K, plus kids events. Who is in for the…