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…
Michelle Vesterby from Denmark came in studio to chat about her wild journey from party girl to world class long distance triathlete. 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…
Back in 1996 Jim Howley did what many thought was impossible for someone with HIV and AIDS: He finished the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. Jim joined us twenty years later to take us through his journey. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links…
How many athletes do you know who have competed in World Championships in three different sports? Obviously, someone who can make an Olympic team in rowing, move seamlessly on to professional cycling, and then become a professional triathlete is pretty special. Meet Cameron Wurf, one of the greatest athletes you have probably never heard of…
Sarah Piampiano is a 35 year old former-top-ski-racer-turned-pro-triathlete with an amazing back story. She went from 120 hour work weeks at HSBC Securities to the life of a struggling professional triathlete in 2012. After winning a full Ironman and two Ironman 70.3 races plus finishing seventh in Kona this past October with the second fastest…
Mirinda Carfrae is the three-time Ironman World Champion who, in her first six races on the Kona Coast between 2009 and 2014 had never been off the podium, finishing second, first, second, third, first, and first. In 2015 she was hit by a car on the Wednesday of race week and her injuries led to…
Ian Emberson was first out of the water at the first-ever Ironman Triathlon back in 1978 and finished fourth overall in 1978 and third in 1979. The long-time race director for the Maui Channel Swim came on to chat about borrowing a bike to do that first Ironman and having his mom bring him oysters…
She just had the greatest triathlon season in history, winning the Ironman European Championship, the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, the Ironman World Championship plus the Triple Crown of Triathlon that came with a million dollar bonus. I loved hearing that Daniela is chatting with the powers-that-be at Swiss Cycling about possibly going for the 2016…
He didn’t get into the sport of triathlon until 2010, and he only became a pro because he figured he could get a few comp entries and maybe some housing when he traveled to a race. Joe Skipper from the U.K. wondered after each of the past four seasons if he was wasting his time…
Lisa Bentley is one of Canada’s best ever with 11 Ironman wins, a streak of at least one Ironman win for eight straight years, and a third, fourth, fifth and sixth in Kona. Plus, she accomplished all that and more while dealing with cystic fibrosis. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…