When Glenn Hartrick got into endurance sports back in 2006, he jumped in 1000%, going from participating in eight events in 2007 to 36 events in 2012 and a total of 157 events overall. In June 2014 he was paralyzed when he was hit by a car while on his bike, but the December 2012…
Katie Hursey Zaferes loved running the steeplechase at Syracuse and her first pro season as a triathlete wasn’t until 2013. She is obviously a quick learner. She is now ranked second in the world and in her first four ITU races in 2015 she has finished second three times and third once. Subscribe to…
2004 Olympian Barb Lindquist is the MVP of USA Triathlon. Her job is to scout the high school and college scene and identify potentially great triathletes. She discovered the woman who is now the very best in the world, Gwen Jorgensen, and Gwen is just the first of many. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes …
Matt Hanson got into the sport four short years ago and is now the Ironman Triathlon North American Champion. With his big $30,000 pay day in Texas along with the course record, the question becomes: how fast can he go in Kona in October? Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…
He is as old school as they come. After 35 Ironman events, nine top ten finishes in Kona, including his 2005 Ironman World Championship title, Faris Al-Sultan has decided to retire. Faris, as always, was a great interview! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on itunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone …
A special Q&A with Meb Keflezighi was filmed at the Tri Club of San Diego meeting on May 5th. Here is the audio. We call last evening Cinco de Meb & Bob since we were both born on May 5th. Meb takes us through his amazing journey from growing up without running water in Eritrea to…
The website is talk2legends.com and the founder, Ryan Hermansky, came on to chat about the concept he and his partners are about to launch. Love the concept! 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…
He is the four-time winner of both the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon. He ran 59 marathons in his career and went sub-2:15 an unbelievable 28 times. Bill Rodgers came on to chat about his big wins, his races against Frank Shorter, and the pixie dust his Greater Boston Track Club coach…
Nicola Spirig from Switzerland was born on February 7, 1982, one day after the classic race in Kona where Kathleen McCartney won the Ironman while Julie Moss crawled to the finish and immortality. Obviously destined to be a triathlete, Nicola started in the sport at the age of 10 and made her first Olympic Team…
Lisa Jhung’s new book is called Trailhead: The Dirt On All things Trail Running and it’s awesome. To run forever, the reality is that you need to incorporate trails into your life. Beyond the nuts and bolts of how and why to run on dirt, the format, the style, and the graphics make the book a…