The 2017 edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona was our 8th annual interview show from the Ironman World Championship. Here are a few highlights. Monday Jan Frodeno Lucy Charles Watch all of the interviews from Monday here. Tuesday Lionel Sanders Michelle Vesterby Watch all of the interviews from Tuesday here. Wednesday Chrissie Wellington Jesse…
Editor’s Note: I wrote this about David Bailey as part of our pre-race coverage of the 2009 Ironman World Championship It was the day after the 2008 Ironman World Championship. David Bailey, who had been one of the best motocross athletes on the planet before he was paralyzed, was barreling down the Queen Ka’ahumanu…
Six-time Ironman champion Mark Allen came on to chat about his spectacular career. While we have chatted a bunch over the years about his first win in Kona in 1989’s Iron War over Dave Scott and his sixth and final win in 1995, where he caught Thomas Hellriegel in the last few miles, this time…
At the 1987 Ironman World Championship, the growing rivalry between Dave Scott and Mark Allen played out in dramatic fashion in the lava fields after the two greats left T2 together. Allen led late into the run, but faded hard, and Scott passed him to get his 6th title. Heading into the 1988…
From Competitor Magazine, November 1987 by Bob Babbitt Ironman Commandment Number One: Thou shalt never take thine eyes off the road. It was mere seconds since the end of the swim. Dave Scott was looking down, trying to get the bike shoe on his right foot to stay on the pedal. Mark Allen,…
Peter Read Miller is one of the world’s legendary photographers with over 100 Sports Illustrated covers to his credit. Peter has also shot 9 Olympic Games, 14 NBA Finals, and will soon be shooting his 40th Super Bowl. What people might not realize is that Peter also shot the second ever Ironman Triathlon on the…
It was the toughest call she had ever had to make…. Three-time Ironman defending champion, Chrissie Wellington, was forced drop out the morning of the 2010 race with a viral infection. With Wellington not in the race, Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae won her first Ironman World Championship title. So when Wellington crashed hard during a group…
Welcome to Part 4 of our 3rd annual Babbittville Countdown to Kona! This year we are featuring 50 of our favorite Ironman sound bites from our Babbittville interviews. Follow along on our countdown each day on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Part 4 of the Kona Countdown: 20 #KonaCountdown 20 days Today’s…
Breakfast with Bob from Kona 2017 Interview Schedule for Thursday 9:00 Dave Scott 9:30 Mike Reilly 10:00 Cameron Wurf 10:30 Bart Aernouts 11:00 Craig Alexander 11:30 Matt Hanson 12:00 Susie Cheetham 12:30 Patrik Nilsson *All times HST/Schedule as of October 5th 9:00 am HST/Noon PST/ 3:00 pm EST Watch LIVE on Facebook …
Welcome to our 3rd annual Babbittville Countdown to Kona! This year we are featuring 50 of our favorite Ironman sound bites from our Babbittville interviews. Follow along on our countdown each day on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Catch up with Part 1 of the Countdown to Kona 2017 here….. 50 Starting this…