September 4, 2015 – With the 2015 Ironman Triathlon World Championship a mere 36 days away, we thought it would be fun to countdown to race day with a look back at the 36 athletes who have won the most important race in endurance sports through radio conversations, Breakfast with Bob interviews, plus stories and…
August 13, 2015 SAN DIEGO, CA – Bob Babbitt, USA Triathlon and Ironman Triathlon Hall of Fame Inductee, is proud to announce the one year anniversary of his Babbittville Radio show. Launched on August 13, 2014, the show has received amazing support from the endurance sports community, and its audience continues to grow. The podcast…
I was on stage at the Ironman World Championship Carbo Party in October of 1993 interviewing Mark Allen and Germany’s uber-cyclist Jurgen Zack. At that point in time, Allen was the dominant guy in Kona. Once he finally figured out how to knock off six-time champion Dave Scott in 1989, he went on to win…
The year was 1986, and for some reason I felt it was important to focus on my swimming for that year’s Ironman. I swam pretty much every single day that summer and ended up having my best swim ever in Kona, something in the 1:02 range. Great. So I took a few minutes off…
Classics Interview Series: Chrissie Wellington, October 2011 It was one week after what turned out to be the last race -and win- of her amazing career. Chrissie Wellington never lost an Iron distance event, winning 13 times in a row. Her fourth win in Kona at the Ironman World Championship in 2011, coming less than two…
2014 was a very special year in the wonderful world of endurance sports. When I look back at the year that was, there are three moments – and people – that stick out more than the others. [dropcap style=”round”]1[/dropcap] At the very top of my list is Australian John Maclean who was the first paralyzed athlete…
On Tuesday, we welcome back the woman’s female course record holder, Australian Mirinda Carfrae, who will be racing for the first time as a married woman and looking to defend her title and to get her third Ironman World Championship victory. Tuesday October 7th To watch a specific interview, use the time code listed. Enjoy!…
It was one of those very special evenings in front of a packed house of Tri Club of San Diego members at Function Smart in San Diego. The greatest male triathlete in history, six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen, joined me for a wide ranging Q&A that took us from the very beginning of…
Six-time Ironman World Champion, Mark Allen joined us as our first guest on our newly-launched Babbittville Radio. “The Grip” went through his career for an amazing hour-plus interview. “It was my first Ironman in October of 1982 and I remember catching Dave Scott on the bike on the way back from Hawi. I was really…
In honor of “Marathon Monday” aka race day for the legendary Boston Marathon, we put together a collection of some of our favorite interviews from the past four years of our Breakfast with Bob: Boston Edition. Looking forward to the next time we can all get together in Boston, in the meantime, enjoy these chats:…