From an evening with the Triathlon Club of San Diego, a Q&A with Olympian Ben Kanute: Ben Kanute is only 24 years old but has been competing in triathlon since the age of eight. This past summer he fulfilled a lifelong dream of racing in the Olympic triathlon in Rio. After a third at Ironman…
From our Postcards from Boston Series: Mary Beth Ellis, the 2015 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Champion joined us for a chat at the Boston Marathon Expo. Mary Beth explained how she got the nickname the Honey Badger from her Coach Brett Sutton. She talked about what she learned from training with greats like Chrissie, Rinny,…
Mike Levine was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on July 1, 2015. He was told that 90% of people who receive that diagnosis live 3-12 months, 5% live two years, and no one makes it to three years. After removing a half a dozen organs from his body plus 25 lymph nodes, Mike was connected with…
Lisa Roberts has been one of America’s top long distance triathletes for the past few years. Now that she is working with coaching legend Brett Sutton, the sky is the limit! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple…
Andre Kajlich lost both of his legs above the knee back in 2003 in Prague. When it comes to endurance, he has literally done it all including numerous Ironman and Ultraman races. Next up? On June 13th he will attempt to become the first handcyclist to complete the 3,000 mile Race Across America while raising…
John Kelly ran his first marathon in 2013 at the Marine Corps Marathon, blew up, and still ran 3:38. Just recently he won the infamous Barkley Marathons, which this year was approximately 130 miles long with about 68,000 feet of ups and downs. John’s story of falling asleep during the last of the five laps…
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…
The day after winning Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, Lionel Sanders joined us at The Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters for a Q&A with the Tri Club of San Diego. In this far-ranging interview Lionel takes us through his darkest days and talks about how triathlon changed his life. Lionel shares many of the lessons he has learned…
Two-time Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack came on to chat about the Super League concept and their plans for the future. 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…
When Jan Frodeno was in San Diego for Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, he came to the Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters for a Q&A with the Triathlon Club of San Diego. We began the event with a presentation of a racing chair to a young athlete with spina bifida who wants to race with his high school…