Terry Davis from Tri California Events came on to chat about Wildflower, a new date for Pacific Grove, and the San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz on August 21st. 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…
Suzy Favor Hamilton went to three Olympic games as one of America’s best-known track athletes. But she became more famous long after her running career was over when it became known that she was working as a high-priced escort in Las Vegas, and was dealing with bipolar disorder. I found Suzy’s story – and our conversation…
He didn’t get into the sport of triathlon until 2010, and he only became a pro because he figured he could get a few comp entries and maybe some housing when he traveled to a race. Joe Skipper from the U.K. wondered after each of the past four seasons if he was wasting his time…
22-year-old Ben Kanute may have finished 20th at the ITU World Championship in his hometown of Chicago in September, but he certainly didn’t go down without a fight. He was aggressive throughout the bike, took the lead during the run, and impressed everyone with his fearless style of racing. A triathlete since the age of…
The injuries he suffered in a bike crash in 2014 were career threatening to say the least. So how did the great Taylor Phinney deal with having this major detour in his life? Take a listen to our conversation and let me know what you think. This is a young man who is wise way…
Kathy Kinane is one of Southern California’s premiere event producers and she came on with us to chat about the upcoming Pacific Marine Credit Union Oceanside Turkey Trot (osideturkeytrot.com), which this year is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a brand new 10K course that takes the runners out onto the Oceanside Pier, a 5K, plus…
Lisa Bentley is one of Canada’s best ever with 11 Ironman wins, a streak of at least one Ironman win for eight straight years, and a third, fourth, fifth and sixth in Kona. Plus, she accomplished all that and more while dealing with cystic fibrosis. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…
Flora Duffy prefers racing as an underdog, but after winning 12 of her last 13 XTERRA races, plus winning XTERRA World Championship titles in both 2014 and 2015, the woman from Bermuda won’t be looked at as an underdog anytime soon. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone …
Michael Brown is a former rugby player who got into triathlon in order to get back in shape. This past year his company took over Challenge Penticton and grew the event to 1200 participants. In 2016 the Valley First Challenge Penticton will feature four races over five days with a cross triathlon, an aquathlon, a…
Matteo Gerevini is one of those event directors who thinks big. When he created a Gran Fondo in San Diego, it was based in Little Italy, Mr. Colnago, the legendary Italian bike builder was there, and there was a Ferrari on hand to lead out the cyclists. His latest event is Challenge Venice on Sunday June…