Meredith Kessler has completed 61 Ironman races in her career and won 11. Add to that twenty-two 70.3 wins and you have an epic career. Meredith is a new mom, an athlete about to turn 40, and a huge supporter of the Challenged Athletes Foundation. This was simply a great conversation with someone who spent…
He raced for the U.S. in the 2016 Olympic Triathlon and is still competing on the ITU circuit. This year the 24 year old has jumped into longer distances and took third at Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico, fifth at the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship in St. George and then an impressive second at the…
On Saturday, May 6th, Ironman 70.3 St George will bring a stellar field together for the North American Pro Championship. We’ve collected a few of our favorite interviews with some of the stars set to line up for what should be an awesome race! Enjoy! Holly Lawrence comes in to St George on…
From an evening with the Triathlon Club of San Diego, a Q&A with Olympian Ben Kanute: Ben Kanute is only 24 years old but has been competing in triathlon since the age of eight. This past summer he fulfilled a lifelong dream of racing in the Olympic triathlon in Rio. After a third at Ironman…
Lisa Roberts has been one of America’s top long distance triathletes for the past few years. Now that she is working with coaching legend Brett Sutton, the sky is the limit! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple…
Lionel Sanders Interview with Tri Club of San Diego The day after winning Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, Lionel Sanders joined us at The Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters for a Q&A with the Tri Club of San Diego. In this far-ranging interview Lionel takes us through his darkest days and talks about how triathlon changed his life.…
As Lionel Sanders got ready to defend his title at Ironman Arizona, his plan was to ‘be patient, be wise and be ruthless.’ He ended up adding one more: ‘be the fastest ever!’ His time was an astounding 7:44:29. Six years after he began his comeback from substance abuse by completing his first Ironman in…
The room is 90 square feet and, when he works out, he simulates the toughest race day conditions by pumping up the temperature to 100 degrees and the humidity to 100% . He trains by riding his bike on a CompuTrainer and running on a treadmill. With the right software, he can simulate the…
Bob Babbitt: Our guest, the hottest guy in the sport of triathlon now, he’s won Ironman 70.3 Panama, Oceanside, Memorial Herman, then he just won the North American Pro-Champs. Mr. Lionel Sanders joins us. Lionel, how the heck are you? Lionel Sanders: I’m good Bob, how are you? Bob Babbitt: I am wonderful. Man, you…
Lionel Sanders’ back story of overcoming substance abuse makes his current success and his huge win at the Ironman 70.3 North American Pro Championship that much more impressive. 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…