The injuries he suffered in a bike crash in 2014 were career threatening to say the least. So how did the great Taylor Phinney deal with having this major detour in his life? Take a listen to our conversation and let me know what you think. This is a young man who is wise way…
Kathy Kinane is one of Southern California’s premiere event producers and she came on with us to chat about the upcoming Pacific Marine Credit Union Oceanside Turkey Trot (osideturkeytrot.com), which this year is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a brand new 10K course that takes the runners out onto the Oceanside Pier, a 5K, plus…
Lisa Bentley is one of Canada’s best ever with 11 Ironman wins, a streak of at least one Ironman win for eight straight years, and a third, fourth, fifth and sixth in Kona. Plus, she accomplished all that and more while dealing with cystic fibrosis. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…
Flora Duffy prefers racing as an underdog, but after winning 12 of her last 13 XTERRA races, plus winning XTERRA World Championship titles in both 2014 and 2015, the woman from Bermuda won’t be looked at as an underdog anytime soon. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone …
Our man on the scene, Lee Gruenfeld was in Tempe for Ironman Arizona, and brings us these images from a rainy day of racing. All photos © 2015 by Lee Gruenfeld Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media…
Michael Brown is a former rugby player who got into triathlon in order to get back in shape. This past year his company took over Challenge Penticton and grew the event to 1200 participants. In 2016 the Valley First Challenge Penticton will feature four races over five days with a cross triathlon, an aquathlon, a…
Matteo Gerevini is one of those event directors who thinks big. When he created a Gran Fondo in San Diego, it was based in Little Italy, Mr. Colnago, the legendary Italian bike builder was there, and there was a Ferrari on hand to lead out the cyclists. His latest event is Challenge Venice on Sunday June…
He is a singer, motivational speaker, author, former Good Morning America personality, triathlete, and 3:15 marathoner, who has stories to share on Martin Luther King, Jr., Robin Williams, and Jack Nicklaus, among others. Did I mention that Tom Sullivan has also been blind since birth? This is simply one of my favorite conversations ever! Subscribe…
He had tried to win the XTERRA World Championship in Maui 14 times and come up short. In his 15th attempt, 37 year old Josiah Middaugh finally won the biggest prize in his sport. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio…
Lindsey Sachs from Life Time Fitness came on to chat about one of my favorite programs, the Indoor Triathlon Hour, coming up on Sunday January 3, 2016. You can check out indoortri.com for all of the info, but basically the idea is to get new people into the best sport on the planet by doing…