Best of 2016: Daniela Ryf From our Breakfast with Bob Kona Edition 2016: Daniela Ryf, the reigning Ironman World Champion discussed with us how winning the world championship changed her life. Daniela told us she is looking forward to racing Mirinda Carfrae at the top of her game on Saturday. As she told us: “You…
Best of 2016: Brett Sutton His current roster of athletes includes two-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion and Ironman World Champion Daniela Ryf as well as 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Nicola Spirig. When you add in his roster of former elite athletes, including four-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington, Brett Sutton just might be the best…
Best of 2016: Lionel Sanders Lionel Sanders’ back story of overcoming substance abuse makes his current success and his huge win at the Ironman 70.3 North American Pro Championship that much more impressive. (First aired May 18, 2016) Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone …
Best of 2016: Victor Conte and Mark Zeigler We kick off 2016 with an instant classic interview with two amazing guests: award-winning journalist Mark Zeigler from the San Diego Union-Tribune and the man behind BALCO, Victor Conte. This one takes you deep inside the world of PEDs. (Originaly aired January 4, 2016) Subscribe to Babbittville…
Best of 2016: Jesse Thomas For Jesse Thomas, his breakthrough race was his surprise win at the Wildflower Triathlon back in 2011. This year, besides planning to be on the starting line in Kona in October for the first time, he is hoping to win his sixth Wildflower title in a row on April 30th.…
Best of 2016: Mirinda Carfrae Mirinda Carfrae is the three-time Ironman World Champion who, in her first six races on the Kona Coast between 2009 and 2014 had never been off the podium, finishing second, first, second, third, first, and first. In 2015 she was hit by a car on the Wednesday of race week…
Best of 2016: Dave Scott When you ask six-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott a question, always expect an honest answer. We chat about the 20th anniversary of his fifth place finish at the age of 42 in Kona in 1996 and his thoughts on the overload of long distance racing that is hurting today’s…
Best of 2016: Ryan Hall The first time we interviewed Ryan Hall was right after he broke the American record and became the first American to go under an hour for the half marathon with his amazing 59:43 in Houston. Over the span of five fabulous years from 2007-2011, he ran ten marathons, and nine…
Best of 2016: Sebastian Kienle at Tri Club of San Diego During this wonderful interview with 2014 Ironman World Champion Sebastian Kienle, Sebi shared this wonderful story with the Triathlon Club of San Diego: When he was in the fourth grade, the class was asked to write down what they wanted to be when they…
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 –…