Kaisa Sali had watched the Ironman World Championship on TV in the early 1990s and, at the age of 12, told her dad she wanted to ride the length of the Ironman bike course, 180k, on her tiny pink mountain bike. They finished at grandma’s house and, when little Kaisa found out they had only…
It’s B-A-C-K! After a one year vacation while Lake San Antonio became a lake again, the legendary Wildflower Triathlon will be back in 2018 over the May 4th weekend to celebrate it’s 35th anniversary. Registration opens up at wildflowertriathlon.com on September 19th. Wildflower’s founder Terry Davis came on to chat about one of the world’s…
Semper Tri is one of the coolest triathlons around. You get to race on Camp Pendleton and finish on a hovercraft. How awesome is that? Jill Prichard from camppendletonraces.com came on to chat about one of my all-time favorite events, coming up on September 23rd. Thinking of racing? Use code BOB17 and get 15% off registration.…
Rocky Harris is the new CEO at USA Triathlon and, after a great conversation, I feel the sport is in great hands! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes Foundation…
Race director JT Lyons joined me to chat about the San Diego Triathlon Classic coming up on Saturday, September 9th at Liberty Station. To register go to sandiegotriathlonclassic.com Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group…
Australia’s Sarah Crowley is having an epic season with wins at the Australian Long Course Championship, the Asia Pacific Ironman Championship, the European Ironman Championship in Frankfurt, and the ITU Long Course World Championship in Penticton. Next up? Her second attempt at the Ironman World Championship. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe…
Lucy Charles from the UK was dealing with a shoulder injury from years of elite level swimming when she jumped into the sport of triathlon. As an age group athlete in 2015 she won the 18-24 age division at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and the Ironman World Championship. In 2017 she won her first…
Willie Stewart just might be the greatest endurance athlete you’ve never heard of. Who else with only one arm has kayaked the Grand Canyon, run the HURT 100, taken home a Paralympic Medal in Cross Country skiing, won the Catalina Marathon overall, completed numerous Ironman Triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz, and XTERRA events, plus motivated thousands…
It’s not often that I am left speechless during an interview. In this interview, Jorge Mendoza takes us through his night of horror when he woke up in a pool of blood from a vascular issue in one leg and nearly bled to death. His journey from that night forward proves once again the far-reaching…
Nicole Ver Kuilen is a University of Michigan grad who lost her leg to cancer when she was ten years old. On September 1st she is leaving Seattle and the plan is to swim, ride, and run 1,500 miles to San Diego for The Challenged Athletes Foundation San Diego Triathlon Challenge on October 22nd. Nicole…