Karen Smyers was still racing as a professional triathlete at the age of 50. The US captain for the Collins Cup, Ironman World Champion, and multiple-time ITU World Champion came on to chat about her spectacular career! Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on…
Patrick Lange is the two-time Ironman World Champion and the course record holder for the marathon. This past October he pulled out of the race during the bike ride with a virus. We chatted about his career, dealing with the disappointment of having to pull out of Kona, and his goal to win again in…
David Bailey was on the very top of the motocross world when he was paralyzed in January of 1987. He came back from that tragedy to have three epic battles in Kona with Navy SEAL Carlos Moleda in the handcycle division. In this conversation David takes us through his journey to the very top in…
This year for our Breakfast with Bob from Kona pre-race interviews, we had the honor and pleasure of chatting with the women’s top ten before their outstanding performances at the 2019 Ironman World Championship. Enjoy looking back at what they had to say and how they were feeling prior to the sport’s biggest race.…
As we reflect back on our 2019 edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona (our 10th annual) and the 58 interviews we filmed during the week leading into the Ironman World Championship and on our Championship Edition after the race, it’s hard to pick a favorite – they were all awesome chats with incredible…
Sunday, October 13, 2019 Championship Edition Interviews Filmed on location at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai 2019 Ironman World Champion: Jan Frodeno 2019 Ironman World Champion: Anne Haug 2rd Place: Timothy O’Donnell 2nd Place: Lucy Charles-Barclay 3rd Place: Sebastian Kienle 3rd Place: Sarah Crowley Watch all the interviews on…
Michellie Jones just might be the most versatile and winningest female triathlete in history. She took a silver medal at the first-ever Olympic Triathlon in 2000, won the 2006 Ironman World Championship, and paced visually and hearing impaired Katie Kelly to a Paralympic gold medal in the first-ever Paralympic Paratriathlon in 2016. She also has…
Leading into the 1994 Ironman World Championship, there were rumors that 6-time champion, Dave Scott might be racing again. Reflecting on the buzz he was generating, I wrote about the Dave Scott mystique for Competitor Magazine: Still Lord of the Lava. You’re standing at a trade show. Any trade show. It could be a…
My feature on Tim DeBoom’s 2001 Ironman World Championship for our December, 2001 issue of Competitor Magazine Tim DeBoom needs it. Badly. Sure, he’s happy for his friend Peter Reid. But fair is fair. He has waited in the shadows long enough. His year, his life, and his career are wrapped around this…
Daniela Ryf is the most dominant triathlete on the planet right now. Fresh off her win and new course record at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, the four-time Ironman World Champion joined us for a Q&A with the always awesome Tri Club of San Diego. Watch the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here. Sponsors…