The 2019 Polar Running Summit featuring Gino Cinco, Jim Vance, Terrence Mahon, Dan Guillory, and myself will be at Function Smart in Sorrento Valley on Saturday, March 16th from noon to 5:00 and it’s FREE! Stan Brajer from Polar came on the show to share the specifics. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO…
Jacob Pacheco was born with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, but that’s just the beginning of his amazing story. He has a master’s degree in sports coaching and has become a top adaptive surfer who chronicles his journeys through his video blog Prone to Ride. Jacob’s message is a simple one. “Athletes with disabilities deserve the same opportunities…
Richard Thompson just won the the Ultraman World Championship and, after a grand total of two Ultraman races and two Ultraman wins, he is retiring from the sport. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher…
Arnaud Selukov, from France, has done 34 full iron-distance races with a PR of 8:56 at the age of 47. He has also completed three Ultraman events with a third in Hawaii at the World Championship, plus a second in Canada, and a win in Australia. Arnaud also has a coaching company called 859 Coaching…
Thom Richmond is the president of the California Triathlon Club. He joined me to explain his decision to follow the New York Road Runners model by creating their own events, starting their own timing company, and to no longer sanction their events with USA Triathlon after 2018. Check out californiatriathlon.org for more information on upcoming events…
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…
Coach Jim Vance came on to chat about the Ironman 70.3 Texas champion Ben Kanute, Ben’s unique run/walk workouts that have helped him stay injury free, and Today’s Plan, which Jim is a huge fan of! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville…
Paul Newsome is a long time swimmer, triathlete, and long distance swimmer who trained back in the day with UK triathlon legends Simon Lessing and Julie Dibens. Leading into the first-ever Olympic Triathlon in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, his role was to be Lessing’s ‘swim bitch.’ Newsome created a swim program that is based in…
Matt Dixon is a top triathlon coach and the founder of Purple Patch Fitness. His new book, Fast-Track Triathlete, comes out on October 14th. He came on the show with one of his age-group athletes, amputee Alan Shanken, to talk about how to successfully compete at all distances while keeping training hours to a minimum.…
2017 has been a breakout year for 24 year old Ironman 70.3 World Championship Silver Medalist Ben Kanute. Coach Jim Vance joined me for a chat about working with Ben Kanute, and helping him make the jump up to the 70.3 distance from ITU racing. We also chatted about Jim’s run data observations at Chattanooga…