Classics Interview Series
From our Classics Interview Series: Greg LeMond Greg LeMond, the three-time Tour de France champion, came on The Competitors Radio Show with Paul Huddle and me back in 2006 for an extensive interview about his career and his views on the state of the sport of cycling. In honor of Greg just receiving the Congressional…
From our Babbittville Vault, this 2006 interview with three-time Olympic gold medalist Peter Snell with my Competitor Radio co-host Paul Huddle is one of my all-time favorites. When he won the 800 meter gold medal in 1960, Sir Peter Snell was only 21 years old and was ranked 25th in the world. He became one…
In January of 1979, the second year of the event on the island of Oahu, Lyn Lemaire became the first woman to finish the Ironman and the first woman to win the Ironman. Out of 12 finishers she took fifth place that day after cycling her way into second. This interview was recorded back in…
From our Classics Interview Series: Enjoy this interview with Steve Larsen from the summer of 2008 Steve Larsen did it all as an athlete. He grew up in Davis, California where local boy Dave Scott was his hero. Greg LeMond set him up on his bike, and he began bike racing at the age of…
From our Classics Interview Series: A short, but memorable interview with Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman gave up a lucrative career in the NFL to fight and die for his country in Afghanistan. During every off-season of his pro football career, Tillman would set a goal outside of football and go for it. One year he…
Classics Interview Series: Tom Warren From the archives, enjoy this classic interview from 2013: Tom Warren is the 1979 Ironman World Champion and one of our all-time favorite people. The guy always comes up with a story we never heard before! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…
Classics: From our archives, a classic interview from 2011 with legendary American runner Ryan Hall. We chatted with Ryan Hall right after he ran his marathon PR of 2:04:58 at the Boston Marathon. Ryan grew up in a family where everyone was an endurance athlete. But that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes…
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…
Classics Interview Series: Bill Rodgers As we head into the 2015 Boston Marathon, it’s the perfect time to go for a run and check out our classic conversation with the great Bill Rodgers. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville…
Classics Interview Series: Davis Phinney In this classic interview from 2004, Paul Huddle and I chat with legendary American cyclist Davis Phinney after Davis and I had attended the Ride for the Roses event in Austin. Davis takes us through his amazing career, including how he would look for Ron Kiefel’s wheel when it came to…