From our Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition: Ben Kanute Ben is a 2016 Olympian representing the US who is hoping to win Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Nice and make the 2020 US Olympic Team for the mixed relay. In 2017 he led the 70.3 Worlds for most of the day until getting caught by…
Cam Wurf is always one of our most popular guests. He was an Olympic rower, a professional cyclist, and now one of the world’s best triathletes. We chatted after Cam won Ironman Italy, with a 2:45 run and a 7:46:54 finish. Cam talked about his race in Italy and training this year leading into Kona.…
From our Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition: Ellie Salthouse Ellie has been into triathlon since she was 11 years old and turned pro at 17. In 2013 she was thinking of retiring from the sport but Coach Siri Lindley helped her re-ignite her love for the sport. Ellie spent a lot of time training…
Judge Craig Mitchell was introduced to the Midnight Mission on Skid Row by a defendant who he had sent to jail. As a committed runner, it didn’t take long for Judge Mitchell to start a running program for the homeless. That program is the focal point of producer Gabi Hayes’ phenomenal new documentary Skid Row…
Joe McCarthy was paralyzed back in 1996 while surfing at the Imperial Beach Pier. Through the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Joe was able to get back into the ocean again in 1999 and became a three-time Paralympic swimmer starting in 2000 in Sydney. Next up for Joe? He’ll get back in the ocean by the Imperial…
From our Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition: Lauren Parker Lauren Parker joined us at our Challenged Athletes Foundation San Diego Triathlon Challenge in October of 2017 after being paralyzed in April of that year while training for her first Ironman as a pro. After being introduced to CAF, she received a handcycle from CAF…
From our Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition: Rudy von Berg Rudy burst onto the triathlon scene when he won the legendary 2017 Wildflower Triathlon. How long has he been connected to triathlon? Back in 1998, when he was all of five years old, he remembers watching his father race the Ironman World Championship. WATCH…
From our Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition: Javier Gomez How many people have won an ITU World Championship, an Ironman 70.3 World Championship, the XTERRA World Championship, plus an Olympic Silver Medal? Javier Gomez just might be the only person in that very elite club! WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.…
From our Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition: Holly Lawrence While racing the Oceanside 70.3 in 2018, Holly actually took second place with what was diagnosed as a fractured ankle. She was out for eight months, but the 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Champion is back and ready to add to her collection of great races.…
Ron Mix was the second AFL player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame behind his San Diego Charger teammate Lance Alworth. Now 81 years old, the man they called ‘The Intellectual Assassin’ was called for holding only two times in his ten year career and, believe it or not, when he…