Best of 2016: Siri Lindley was a two-time ITU World Champion, 2001 and 2002, and as a coach she guided Susan Williams to America’s first-ever Olympic medal, which was a bronze in 2004. It is as an Ironman and an Ironman 70.3 coach, though, that she has made her biggest impact with both Mirinda Carfrae –…
Bill Burke from Premier Event Management (PEM) just purchased Nation’s Triathlon in Washington, D.C., Tri Rock Philly and Tri Rock Lake Geneva. Bill came on the show to chat about his plans for those three events, plus we took a look back at his long history in the sport. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on…
Powerbar and Balance Bar had just sold to larger companies and Gary Erickson was offered $120 million to sell Clif Bar. On the way to signing the papers and selling the company named after his dad, he had a change of heart and walked away from the deal. So instead of being $60 million dollars…
Drew Wartenburg coaches U.S. Olympians Kim Conley and Kate Grace through the Nor Cal Distance Project in Sacramento. In just two and a half years they have become one of America’s best programs. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville Radio…
In 2011 Tony O’Keeffe was hit head-on by a truck while he was on his bike and was told that he might never run again. Five years later, at the age of 55, he just finished third in the Ultraman World Championships. What an amazing story! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors…
Kate Bevilaqua is a three-time Ironman champion from Australia who just became the Ultraman World Champion! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes 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 Endurance Sports Network…
Inaki De la Parra, from Mexico, known as ‘The Bull’, is the newly-crowned Ultraman World Champion. I chatted with Inaki to find out how he trained to get the world championship title on his 5th Ultraman race. Inaki also shares a few of his memories of the legendary Craig Percival, and explains how he got the…
When it comes to the latest in cycling technology, Bryan Taylor has created something pretty unique with InfoCrank. Bryan came on to chat about their plans at vervecycling.com. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville UCAN Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group…
As Lionel Sanders got ready to defend his title at Ironman Arizona, his plan was to ‘be patient, be wise and be ruthless.’ He ended up adding one more: ‘be the fastest ever!’ His time was an astounding 7:44:29. Six years after he began his comeback from substance abuse by completing his first Ironman in…
Before the build-up for her first marathon, Molly Huddle had never carried a water bottle with her on a long run. But, after breaking the American record at 10,000 while taking sixth in the Olympics in Rio, she began her long-distance training for the New York City Marathon, and learning to eat and drink during…