Ben Hoffman is the Ricky Bobby of triathlon since his mantra is, simply, “I want to go fast.” He has won four full Ironman events in his career and made a huge leap when he went from 15th in 2013 to 2nd in 2014 at the Ironman World Championship. Plus, he has both a bacon…
Daniela Ryf from Switzerland is a two-time Olympian who this year won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mt. Tremblant and then came within 2:03 of winning the Ironman World Championship in Kona. She came on to chat about her early years in the sport, her Olympic experience, the stomach issues which derailed Daniela’s career…
Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Mary Beth Ellis Her coach Siri Lindley calls her The Badger…We call Mary Beth Ellis confident, fun, and energetic! We had a great chat with Mary Beth prior to the Ironman World Championship. Mary Beth chatted with us about her background, her prep for Kona, and what it’s like to train with Coach…
Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Sebastian Kienle 2014 Ironman World Champion Sebastian Kienle joined us on Breakfast from Kona the day after the biggest win of his career for our Championship Edition show. Sebastian chats with us about his race and what it felt like to be the first person to run down Ali’i Drive on…
Breakfast from Kona 2014 Pre-Race Interview: Two-time Ironman World Champion, Chris McCormack came on Breakfast from Kona to give us his insight and opinion on the Ironman World Championship. As usual, he did not disappoint. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media…
Peter Douglass was the race director for the first ever Rock n Roll Marathon. He now has a cooler-than-cool event in San Diego’s North County called the California 10/20. It’s a 10 mile run from the Del Mar Fairgrounds to Encinitas and back on Sunday February 15, 2015. An event showcasing 20 bands along a…
In 1998, 1999 and 2000, Carlos Moleda and David Bailey had three classic races at the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. The fact that Bailey was a former motocross star and Moleda had been a Navy SEAL added depth to an already great story. The rivalry between these two great athletes made the handcycles and the…
Tommy Zaferes and his fiance Katie Hursey came in studio to chat about life as professional athletes, Tommy’s recent third place in Korea, and his amazing comeback from a near death experience in Dallas during an ITU race on May 31st. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville…
Running legend Steve Scott came on the show a few weeks ago and we talked off-air about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis, which he had not mentioned publicly at that time. Steve came on again, and we chatted today about his hope that other people will follow his lead and make sure they are going in…
Lisa Hallett is the mother of three, the co-founder of the charity Wear Blue: Run to Remember, and now an Ironman World Championship finisher. Lisa’s story was showcased on the NBC Ironman World Championship show. Lisa finished her third Ironman in Kona, but that is just the beginning of the story. “The best part of…