Matt Dixon is the main man behind Purple Patch Fitness and works with top pros Meredith Kessler, Jesse Thomas, and Tim Reed, as well as Ironman hopeful, actor Sean Astin. Matt’s insight into the athletes he works with plus what he learned from his swimming and professional triathlon career make this a fascinating interview. …
Sebastian Kienle is the 2014 Ironman World Champion and he would like nothing better than to defend his title this October in Kona. We chatted about his career, how winning the Ironman World Championship changed his life, and about another German named Jan Frodeno who just went 7:49 at Ironman Frankfurt. Subscribe to Babbittville…
She started racing at the age of 11 in Canada and turned pro at 14. Alicia Kaye has had a remarkable journey from the Olympic format to the non-drafting Olympic distance world and now to Ironman 70.3. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV…
So how’s this for a way to spend a quiet weekend? On Friday night race the NASCAR 300, on Saturday morning race Ironman 70.3 Muncie and qualify for Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Austria, and then on Saturday night since you’re weekend has been a tad uneventful so far, race the Quaker State 400. If your…
Okay, so who is one of the hottest Ironman 70.3 athletes around right now? Want a hint? He has knocked off Craig Alexander, Terenzo Bozzone, and his coach and top 70.3 guy Tim Reed, he just broke Bevan Docherty’s course record at Vineman, and has won six races in a row. If you don’t know…
Justin Metzler did his first triathlon with his dad in Glenview, Illinois when he was only 13 years old. Dad earned bragging rights that day, but now just 22, Justin has come a long way since. He was named USA Triathlon’s Rookie of the Year in 2014 and, after dropping out of Wildflower earlier this…
Daniela Ryf is a two-time Olympian who in 2014 won the Ironman 70.3 Championship and took second in Kona. Undefeated in 2015, she is the woman to beat at Ironman Frankfurt. I chatted with her while she was actually driving the bike course to get a feel for how technical it is. Subscribe to…
Jan Frodeno is the 2008 Olympic gold medalist, and in his first two full Ironman events in 2014 he took third at Ironman Frankfurt and third at the Ironman World Championship. This weekend he returns to Frankfurt to try and knock off, among others, the last two Ironman world Champions, Frederik Van Lierde and Sebastian…
We were live in studio with Lesley Paterson co-hosting after her huge win at XTERRA Costa Rica – where she won despite having fractured her shoulder the day before. With us were Eric Lagerstrom and Magali Tisseyre, both fresh off big wins of their own. It was great to have three triathletes focusing on three…
Javier Gomez is an Olympic Silver Medalist from the 2012 Olympics, a multiple time ITU World Champion and the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Champion. We chatted before Challenge Dubai to talk about the great field he would be racing and his plans for the 2015 season. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe…