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 –…
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 CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix 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 CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes Foundation Cruse Photo
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…