Diana Bertsch is the long-time race director for the Ironman World Championship and the Vice President of Ironman’s World Championship events. What is it like to oversee the most important event in endurance sports? You can feel Diana’s passion for the event, the brand, the volunteers, and the Big Island come right through the phone…
Breakfast from Kona Interview: John Maclean John Maclean was paralyzed 26 years ago while training for a triathlon. 26 years later he is going back to that triathlon to hopefully finish the race as an able-bodied athlete. John Maclean is a living and breathing miracle! Since we spoke with John in Kona, he successfully completed…
Peter Reid is one of our all-time favorite interviews. The three-time Ironman World Champion, and the only Canadian male to win in Kona, took the time to share the highs and lows of an amazing career. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on…
Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Rachel Joyce After another great podium performance at the Ironman World Championship, Rachel Joyce joined us on our Championship Edition of Breakfast from Kona to chat about her day out in the lava fields of the Big Island. Rachel, as always, was gracious, positive, and insightful. You can check out all…
Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Apolo Ohno 8-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno completed the Ironman Triathlon World Championship on October 11th. He came on Breakfast from Kona a few days before the race to talk to us about his training and how he has transformed himself from a short track skater to an endurance athlete. Sponsors Subscribe to…
Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Mirinda Carfrae The day after winning her third Ironman World Championship title, Mirinda Carfrae joined us on our Championship Edition of Breakfast from Kona to take us through her amazing day, which included an awe-inspiring run that started with her 14 and a half minutes down from the lead. Mirinda showed us…
Ben Hoffman is the Ricky Bobby of triathlon since his mantra is, simply, “I want to go fast.” He has won four full Ironman events in his career and made a huge leap when he went from 15th in 2013 to 2nd in 2014 at the Ironman World Championship. Plus, he has both a bacon…
Daniela Ryf from Switzerland is a two-time Olympian who this year won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mt. Tremblant and then came within 2:03 of winning the Ironman World Championship in Kona. She came on to chat about her early years in the sport, her Olympic experience, the stomach issues which derailed Daniela’s career…
Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Mary Beth Ellis Her coach Siri Lindley calls her The Badger…We call Mary Beth Ellis confident, fun, and energetic! We had a great chat with Mary Beth prior to the Ironman World Championship. Mary Beth chatted with us about her background, her prep for Kona, and what it’s like to train with Coach…
Breakfast from Kona Interviews: Sebastian Kienle 2014 Ironman World Champion Sebastian Kienle joined us on Breakfast from Kona the day after the biggest win of his career for our Championship Edition show. Sebastian chats with us about his race and what it felt like to be the first person to run down Ali’i Drive on…