Lera Doederlein was born with deformed legs in Russia before being adopted by the Doederlein family. After struggling with leg braces and arm crutches, she had both legs amputated above the knee at the age of 14, and for the first time ever, sport became part of her life. Lera is now, at the age…
In a typical May weekend, Marc Roy from Sportstats and his team would be handling the timing for up to 43 events all over the world. In a typical year 1.5 million people would cross a Sportstats finish line. So how do you pivot to virtual racing while keeping your business afloat? I learned so…
Tom Sullivan has never let being born blind get in his way. Every time I chat with Tom I leave the conversation invigorated! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes Foundation Cruse Photo …
Meet Tyler Jones. He’s an 18 year-old below-knee amputee and long-time CAF athlete who has run 12:03 for 100 meters and is a hopeful for the 2021 Paralympic Team. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on…
Robin Englehardt completed the 1981 Ironman when he was only 14 years old and, since the age limit was bumped up to 18 not long after that, I am the only person who can claim that he was out-kicked by a 14-year-old at the Ironman World Championship. For more on the early days of…
Sue Reynolds was a 335-pound grandmother with absolutely no athletic background before she decided to make some drastic changes in her life. She is now a top age-group triathlete after losing 200 pounds and her book ‘The Athlete Inside: The Transforming Power of Hope, Tenacity, and Faith’ will be coming out on April 28th. Sue…
Liv Stone is coming off winning a Gold Medal at the AMPSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship. As a double above-elbow amputee from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who was only introduced to surfing a few short years ago, her journey to the top of the sport has been amazing! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to…
Kenny Souza was the King of Duathlon in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was great to have Kenny Kaboom on to chat about his awesome career! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher…
Ben Hoffman has won seven Ironman titles in his career and is coming off what just might be his best season yet with his third win at Ironman South Africa, a fourth place in Kona, and a second place at Ironman Florida in 7:48:29, with a 2:36:09 run. In this conversation we chat about his…
A few weeks back, the founder of Spartan Race, Joe De Sena, called me. Covid-19 was wrecking havoc with the world of endurance sports and he was hoping to put a coalition of endurance sports leaders together to see if they could combine forces to get some government support for an industry that has been…