Jeff Fairbanks grew up in San Diego as a surfer and motocross kid. He eventually moved to Washington, got into MMA, started a family, and then, after doing a triathlon in 2013, went all-in on endurance. Now he is working on a documentary called the Triumph Project showcasing a number of athletes explaining why they tri.…
Event Director Roger Drews from Challenger Productions has a number of upcoming events geared for runners looking to give triathlon or duathlon a try. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged…
Mike Plant was the founder of Running and Triathlon News, the first publication to showcase the sport of triathlon. He came on to chat about his history in the sport and his personal connection to Crohn’s and Colitis. Right now CCFA is holding a silent auction (ccfa.org) where the highest bidder will get a spot…
James Shields has pitched in both the 2008 and 2014 World Series and has been an All-Star, finished third in the Cy Young voting and, in this era of starting pitchers only going six innings, completed 11 games in one season and was nicknamed ‘Complete Games James.’ He came on to chat about his career,…
Cherie Gruenfeld is 71 years old and just won her age division at the Ironman Triathlon World Championship for the 13th time in 21 attempts. She caught 70 year old Natalie Grabow with only 1.2 miles to go in the marathon to win her last ever race in Kona. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our pre-race interview with Tim Don Tim Don had our studio audience in stitches! Really great interview. We talked about how he first got started in triathlon, thanks to Spencer Smith. We also talked about the indoor Ironman he completed in Las Vegas – which…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our interview with 6-time World Champion Dave Scott An epic interview with “The Man” focused on his amazing race in Kona in 1994, where he finished 2nd at the age of 40. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona: Our interview with 6-time World Champion Mark Allen For this interview, I wanted to focus on what could be considered Mark’s greatest performance at the Ironman World Championship: his final race there in 1995, when he overcame a 13-minute deficit at the end of the…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, Championship Edition: Our post-race interview with second place male: Andreas Raelert. Andreas Raelert has a great history in Kona, finishing 2nd or 3rd five times. We talked about why the race is so special to Andreas. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes …
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our interview with the 2014 World Champion Sebastian Kienle. Sebastian talked about what it was like to win the biggest event in our sport and how it changed his life. It wasn’t until Sebastian was finally back home in Germany that he could truly celebrate…