Here are a few of my favorite interviews from our Breakfast from Bahrain show from the inaugural Challenge Bahrain. You can watch all the pre-race and post-race videos on our Babbittville YouTube Channel. Germany’s Michael Raelert was the very best in the world at the Ironman 70.3 distance after winning the world title twice. But over…
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Shane Niemeyer was a heroin addict and had been arrested 25 times. While in prison, he attempted to hang himself and failed. From that point on his life changed forever, and triathlon and the Ironman played a huge role. His story is unbelievable! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links…
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Lindsey Kurhajetz from Life Time Fitness came on to fill us in on one of the cooler partnerships around, Life Time Fitness and Ironman. One of their first joint initiatives is coming up on Sunday January 4, 2015 at 77 Life Time Fitness Clubs around the country. The program is called Commit to Tri and the…
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Mohamed Lahna has completed the infamous Marathon des Sables, considered the toughest running event on earth, and this past summer completed the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon plus three full Ironman events. It’s amazing what he has accomplished considering that the young man from Morocco was born with a short right leg and didn’t become an athlete…
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Breakfast from Kona Interview: John Maclean John Maclean was paralyzed 26 years ago while training for a triathlon. 26 years later he is going back to that triathlon to hopefully finish the race as an able-bodied athlete. John Maclean is a living and breathing miracle! Since we spoke with John in Kona, he successfully completed…
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Peter Reid is one of our all-time favorite interviews. The three-time Ironman World Champion, and the only Canadian male to win in Kona, took the time to share the highs and lows of an amazing career. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on…
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In her 11th try, Meredith Kessler finally was able to win Ironman Arizona. Why does she chew gum during the swim portion of any race she does? Is she actually getting better even though she has completed 53 iron-distance events in her career? Tune in and find out! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO…
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Brett Sutton is probably the best known triathlon coach in the world. Our wide ranging conversation focused on the amazing athletes and personalities he has worked with through the years. We chatted about Greg Welch, Greg Bennett, Emma Snowsill, Nicola Spirig, Daniela Ryf, Caroline Steffen and Chrissie Wellington, among others. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO…
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Heather Jackson started off her 2014 season with her third win at the infamous Wildflower Triathlon and the plan was in place to race Kona in October for the first time as a pro. An injury changed everything and the goal became Ironman Arizona where she just took third. It’s always great to chat with…
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Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Rachel Joyce After another great podium performance at the Ironman World Championship, Rachel Joyce joined us on our Championship Edition of Breakfast from Kona to chat about her day out in the lava fields of the Big Island. Rachel, as always, was gracious, positive, and insightful. You can check out all…
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