Matt “The Bear” Novakovich has been on an amazing athletic journey. Just like Ned Overend who ran cross country, did the Ironmnan, got into mountain marathons and road cycling before discovering his true calling on a mountain bike, the 41 year old Spartan Racing legend from Alaska raced the Steeplechase in College at BYU, ran…
She started racing at the age of 11 in Canada and turned pro at 14. Alicia Kaye has had a remarkable journey from the Olympic format to the non-drafting Olympic distance world and now to Ironman 70.3. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville We Are Triathletes…
It was October of 2011. Chef and outdoorsman Eduardo Garcia was out in the woods when he spotted a bear carcass. Little did he know that the bear was lying on top of a power line. When Garcia poked the carcass with his knife, 2,400 volts shot through his body and his life was changed…
Take a trip back in time to the creation of the most important endurance event on the planet, the Ironman Triathlon, with its co-founders, John and Judy Collins. Having the legends in studio with me was a total treat. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville We…
So how’s this for a way to spend a quiet weekend? On Friday night race the NASCAR 300, on Saturday morning race Ironman 70.3 Muncie and qualify for Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Austria, and then on Saturday night since you’re weekend has been a tad uneventful so far, race the Quaker State 400. If your…
Okay, so who is one of the hottest Ironman 70.3 athletes around right now? Want a hint? He has knocked off Craig Alexander, Terenzo Bozzone, and his coach and top 70.3 guy Tim Reed, he just broke Bevan Docherty’s course record at Vineman, and has won six races in a row. If you don’t know…
Jan Palchikoff is a two-time Olympic rower (1976 and 1980) and the Senior Vice President of Competition and Athlete Experience for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, which are coming to Los Angeles from July 25 to August 2. There will be 7,000 participants and 3,000 coaches from 170 countries arriving in LA and – no pressure here…
In this segment, Huddle interviews me about getting into endurance sports back when the earth was still cooling in 1978, my first Ironman in 1980, plus the history behind Competitor Magazine, Competitor Radio, the Competitor Awards, and Muddy Buddy. We also chatted about the sale of the Competitor brand to a private equity firm in 2008…
My long-time radio co-host Paul Huddle was finally back in San Diego after spending the past number of months working for Ironman in Europe. During this segment I interview Paul about the growth of the sport of triathlon in Europe, his background as a pro – he took sixth, seventh, and seventh in Kona –…
Austin Murphy from Sports Illustrated, one of our favorite all-time guests, came on with Paul Huddle and me to chat about the Tour de France, among other things. The guy is awesome! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville We Are Triathletes Toughman Velofix Polar Links Babbittville…