In his career as an actor, Sean Astin has starred in Goonies, Rudy, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He ran cross country in high school and got back into running in 1998 when he ran the LA Marathon, an event he has now completed four times. He came on the show to talk…
“It means way more to me to have an athlete I coach win than it meant to me to win myself.” Those are the words of 2000 U.S. Olympic triathlete and Ironman Lake Placid Champion Ryan Bolton, who coaches the 2015 Boston Marathon Champion Caroline Rotich from Kenya. What a great conversation! Subscribe to Babbittville…
Richard Nasser ran a 2:58:16 marathon at 204 pounds to qualify for the 2015 Boston Marathon. One problem. On April 15th of 2014 he was hit by a car while on his bike and suffered two brain injuries, a stroke, three broken vertebrae in his neck, seven broken ribs, a broken arm, a collapsed lung,…
Classics Interview Series: Bill Rodgers As we head into the 2015 Boston Marathon, it’s the perfect time to go for a run and check out our classic conversation with the great Bill Rodgers. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville…
When former collegiate field hockey player Gina Bartolacci ran her first marathon in 2011 in Indianapolis, she went 3:36 and qualified for Boston. Since then she has lowered her personal best over 50 minutes to 2:45 and is hoping to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes…
Toni Reavis is the voice of running and came in studio after calling the Asics LA Marathon that morning. This wide-ranging conversation covered everything from 30 years of both LA and the Carlsbad 5000, to his running legend buddies, to the importance of Meb’s 2014 Boston Marathon title. Looking for a fascinating trip through running…
It had been a little over eight years since Ryan Hall became the first American to run a half marathon in under an hour when he went 59:43 in Houston and became a star, not just in the U.S. but worldwide. Two Olympic teams and a 2:04:58 Boston Marathon later, Ryan took time to chat…
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…
Desiree Linden was the first American woman and the fifth woman overall at the 2014 New York City Marathon with a 2:28:11 on a tough day. Add that to her tenth place in Boston last April and you’ve got a very impressive season! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix…
Long-time Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray is coming back to race the Ironman World Championship this October – with a little help from his friends at Specialized – 34 years after he did his first Ironman when the earth was still cooling back on Oahu in 1980. Our interview covered everything including his Boston streak,…