Michelle Vesterby is always smiling and always happy to be on the Big Island. After a fourth and sixth place finish in Kona, is she ready to make it onto the podium? Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media…
Mirinda Carfrae is coming back from a year off while she was having baby Izzy to try and win her fourth Ironman World Championship title and tie Chrissie Wellington. Rinny talked with us about her wins in 2010, 2013, and 2014, and explained that her win in 2014 was so satisfying because it was her…
Andrew Starykowicz is a front pack swimmer and, along with Cam Wurf, on the short list for the best cyclist in the sport. He is coming back from a horrific accident where he was dragged under a truck, plus, while he was recovering, his baby son nearly died twice when he stopped breathing. Starky is…
Lucy Charles took charge of this race last year from her very first swim stroke and built a five minute lead on the bike to the great Daniela Ryf and forced Ryf to go deeper than she might have wanted to make up that margin in the last 40K of the bike. Lucy held on…
Mario Herrera is the main man behind the brand new Challenge Family triathlons coming to Mexico. Challenge Baja in Ensenada is coming up soon on December 2, 2018 and Challenge Cancun is set for April 28, 2019. For all of the info check out challenge-family.com Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville…
When a number of his fellow Navy SEALs were killed in combat, David Goggins decided he wanted to raise money to help support their families and to get out of his comfort zone as a 290-pound powerlifter by tackling the toughest endurance event on the planet, the Badwater 135 Mile run across Death Valley. He…
When the father and son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt raced the Boston Marathon and the Ironman Triathlon together, Dick always spoke about how racing gave them the opportunity to inspire others to follow their lead. Dick’s message was simple: Everyone can be an athlete, no matter what their challenge. Kyle Pease has Cerebral…
Ed Baker was the captain of the cross country team at Harvard and after college ran a 1:05:17 half marathon and a 2:21 marathon. After business school at Stanford, Ed started a company that he sold to Facebook, moved from Facebook to a new company called UBER, and started a family. He recently found the…
Thom Richmond is the president of the California Triathlon Club. He joined me to explain his decision to follow the New York Road Runners model by creating their own events, starting their own timing company, and to no longer sanction their events with USA Triathlon after 2018. Check out californiatriathlon.org for more information on upcoming events…
Myron Jucha was weighing in at over 300 pounds a little over two years ago. Now he is 100 pounds lighter and getting ready to ride his bike 620 miles in seven days down the California coastline as part of the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Million Dollar Challenge. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe…