On July 4, 2004, Beth James and her three kids were driving home from a gathering when their vehicle was struck by two cars that were drag racing through the streets. Beth’s youngest daughter Liza ended up with severe brain damage from the crash. Being a long-time runner and triathlete, Beth and Liza created Team…
In January of 1979, the second year of the event on the island of Oahu, Lyn Lemaire became the first woman to finish the Ironman and the first woman to win the Ironman. Out of 12 finishers she took fifth place that day after cycling her way into second. This interview was recorded back in…
Clayton Treska was a 290 pound Marine when he was diagnosed with Stage 1 Testicular Cancer. After six rounds of chemotherapy, he decided to start swimming cycling and running to lean out now that his battle with cancer was behind him. Not long afterwards. in July of 2009, the doctors found a tumor on his…
Mike Reilly, The Voice of Ironman, and my long-time friend, joined me recently for a great evening of story telling for the Triathlon Club of San Diego. His new book is called ‘Finding My Voice’ and you can find it at mikereilly.net WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here. Sponsors Subscribe…
Ritch Viola is a top age-group triathlete and the founder of the Every Man Jack men’s grooming line and the EMJ Triathlon Team. When he watched the 2018 Ironman World Championship he saw huge draft packs on the Queen K Highway and decided to bring in data analyst John Matson, research the problem, and suggest…
One of America’s premiere triathletes, Ben Hoffman has gone from racing on the collegiate level at the University of Montana at Missoula to racing head-to-head with the best triathletes in the world. Ben has six Ironman wins in his career plus a ninth, fourth, and second place at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.…
Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week I share a story about 6-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott. …..I was standing behind Dave Scott as he signed autographs and chatted with his…
Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week I share the story of Jon Blais, Blazeman. Diagnosed with ALS May 2, 2005 at the age of 33, Jon Blais died May 27, 2007, at…
Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week I share the story of three Ironman finishers in The Final Hours at the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship. Meet Ed Wolfgram, Deena Bennett, and Frank Farrar.…
Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week it’s the story of Dustin and Michelle and a Promise. “Michelle, in her typical sassy way, asked me what I was going to do when…