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…
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 2014 Pre-Race Interview: Two-time Ironman World Champion, Chris McCormack came on Breakfast from Kona to give us his insight and opinion on the Ironman World Championship. As usual, he did not disappoint. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media…
In 1998, 1999 and 2000, Carlos Moleda and David Bailey had three classic races at the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. The fact that Bailey was a former motocross star and Moleda had been a Navy SEAL added depth to an already great story. The rivalry between these two great athletes made the handcycles and the…
Lisa Hallett is the mother of three, the co-founder of the charity Wear Blue: Run to Remember, and now an Ironman World Championship finisher. Lisa’s story was showcased on the NBC Ironman World Championship show. Lisa finished her third Ironman in Kona, but that is just the beginning of the story. “The best part of…
On Tuesday, we welcomed back the woman’s female course record holder, Australian Mirinda Carfrae, who will be racing for the first time as a married woman and looking to defend her title and to get her third Ironman World Championship victory. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio…
Our special post-race Championship Edition of Breakfast from Kona from Sunday October 12th. We had a jam-packed show with all the top finishers, and special guest Javier Gomez. If you missed the live broadcast, you can watch all the interviews again. Time codes are listed below. Jan Frodeno: 6:10 Javier Gomez: 21:35 Ben Hoffman: 34:25…
Uplace-BMC teammates, Bart Aernouts and Ronnie Schildknecht joined us on Breakfast from Kona. We chatted about training together and their hopes for race day. 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 Foundation Cruse Photo