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From our 2016 Kona Countdown… The date was June 21, 2003 and Captain David Rozelle was in his Humvee on a mission in Iraq. Their vehicle drove over an anti-tank land mine and Rozelle, who was sitting directly above where the explosion was centered, was bleeding profusely from his arms, legs and face. Within…
Willie Stewart just might be the greatest endurance athlete you’ve never heard of. Who else with only one arm has kayaked the Grand Canyon, run the HURT 100, taken home a Paralympic Medal in Cross Country skiing, won the Catalina Marathon overall, completed numerous Ironman Triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz, and XTERRA events, plus motivated thousands…
Jorge Mendoza grew up in Los Angeles near Echo Park and his sports were soccer, basketball and track. He also grew up dealing with what was misdiagnosed as a skin issue on one leg that doctors told him would go away by the time he graduated high school. It didn’t. Eventually he was diagnosed with…
It’s not often that I am left speechless during an interview. In this interview, Jorge Mendoza takes us through his night of horror when he woke up in a pool of blood from a vascular issue in one leg and nearly bled to death. His journey from that night forward proves once again the far-reaching…
Nicole Ver Kuilen is a University of Michigan grad who lost her leg to cancer when she was ten years old. On September 1st she is leaving Seattle and the plan is to swim, ride, and run 1,500 miles to San Diego for The Challenged Athletes Foundation San Diego Triathlon Challenge on October 22nd. Nicole…
Classics Interview Series: Jim MacLaren, June 2005 Jim MacLaren has had an amazing life. A 300 pound football player at Yale, in 1985 he was hit by a New York City bus while on his motorcycle and became a lower leg amputee. Eight years later, MacLaren was hit again, this time by a van while…
Daniel Casara was deployed to Iraq in 2005 and on September 23rd of that year the M113 he was on rolled over a tank mine. Two were killed and four, including Sergeant Casara, were seriously injured. He had bilateral fractures to his right tibia and fibula, a shattered left tibia, shattered heel and ankle bones…
Breakfast with Bob Interviews at the New York City Triathlon! Filmed at the race expo, Friday and Saturday July 14 and 15. Scott Hutmacher We kicked off Breakfast with Bob at the New York City Triathlon with an update from Scott Hutmacher on LifeTime Tri’s newly announced initiatives. We also chat about all the…
Andre Kajlich went 3,143 miles in 12 days, 16 hours and 18 minutes to become the first handcyclist to finish RAAM. #legend! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes…