A few weeks back, the founder of Spartan Race, Joe De Sena, called me. Covid-19 was wrecking havoc with the world of endurance sports and he was hoping to put a coalition of endurance sports leaders together to see if they could combine forces to get some government support for an industry that has been…
Eric Byrnes, from the Major League Baseball Network, is a former pro baseball player as well as a top age group triathlete. With PE going away in schools, he decided to create the Let Them Play Foundation to, hopefully, create some major change in the system. His film ‘Let Them Play’, which showcases his triathlon…
Jeff Byers is the CEO and Co-founder of Amp Human, the creators of PR Lotion. Jeff’s background is fascinating as he went from a kid running cross country in seventh grade to a highly recruited offensive lineman to a collegiate football player under Pete Carroll at USC and he ended up playing in the NFL. After…
Rob DeMartini spent 12 years as the President and CEO at New Balance and the company grew from $1.5 million to $4.4 billion under his leadership. During his time at New Balance he also became an avid cyclist and was recently named the President and CEO of USA Cycling. . Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter…
Brennan Lindner of Generic Events is the race director for the upcoming Pasadena Triathlon on March 7th at the Rose Bowl, and the Herbalife24 LA Triathlon on Sunday May 17th. The LA Triathlon features a point to point race from Venice Beach to LA Live and has a variety of options including Olympic and Sprint…
Matt Sills is the main man behind the 21st annual Playtri Desert Triathlon coming up on Sunday March 1st. I love Matt’s backstory. His first-ever triathlon was the Desert Tri and he finished dead last. But finishing that event changed his life forever and led him to ultimately buying the event and becoming a race…
Don Davis started the S.O.S. Triathlon back in 1983 and he did it the old fashioned way: A bunch of buddies with no permits doing a fun bit of bike, run, swim as a way to get a workout in. The Survival of the Shawangunks sells out in about six minutes so Don and his…
Besides being a true running legend with an Olympic silver medal, a New York City Marathon win, a Boston Marathon win, and four appearances in the Olympic Games, Meb Keflezighi is part of the ownership group for the world’s fastest road 5K, the infamous Carlsbad 5000, presented by National University. This year the Junior Carlsbad…
Michael Brown from Super League Triathlon came on to chat about their first US event that will be over the May 22-24 weekend in Tempe, Arizona. Short and fast draft-legal age group racing with waves of 50 at a time, followed by nighttime pro racing under the lights? It sounds great! Sponsors Subscribe…
Chris Kostman, the long-time owner of the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon across Death Valley, joined us to chat about his new event. It’s called the Artsakh Ultra and it’s an off-road trail run consisting of six separate stages and 160 miles on the Janapar Trail in Armenia and Artsakh. It sounds truly amazing and the website…