2018 is the 40th anniversary of the Ironman World Championship, and I’m looking back at each of my years at the Hawaii Ironman, starting in 1980 on the island of Oahu. I missed the first two years, 1978 and 1979, but since 1980, I haven’t missed a World Championship. Enjoy this count down each year…
2018 is the 40th anniversary of the Ironman World Championship, and I’m looking back at each of my years at the Hawaii Ironman, starting in 1980 on the island of Oahu. I missed the first two years, 1978 and 1979, but since 1980, I haven’t missed a World Championship. Enjoy this count down each year…
Breakfast with Bob from Kona 2018 Can’t wait to Monday? Watch highlights from the 2017 edition here. Watch LIVE on Facebook 8:00 am HST/11:00 am PST/ 2:00 pm EST Watch the shows on the Babbittville YouTube channel Keep up to date on all…
The 2017 edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona was our 8th annual interview show from the Ironman World Championship. Here are a few highlights. Monday Jan Frodeno Lucy Charles Watch all of the interviews from Monday here. Tuesday Lionel Sanders Michelle Vesterby Watch all of the interviews from Tuesday here. Wednesday Chrissie Wellington Jesse…
I was interviewing cycling coach Chris Carmichael for the Triathlon Club of San Diego back in 2009. In the audience, there was one person who stood out from the rest. His skin was pasty, his t-shirt seemed way too big for him, his eyes were sunken deep into the sockets and he was wearing a…
Timothy O’Donnell has accomplished pretty much everything in his triathlon career. He has four top ten finishes in Kona, has been the top American there twice, won both the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 US Pro Championships, and gone 7:55:56 at Ironman Brazil. TO will turn 38 on October 1st and would like nothing better than…
Mike Ryan is a long-time sports medicine expert who you can see on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. He is also a six-time Ironman with a PR of 10:36. On October 13th he will be part of the livestream team showcasing coverage of the Ironman World Championship on the NBC Sports Website and on Ironman.com. From…
2009 was the 20th anniversary of Mark Allen and Dave Scott’s epic Iron War at the Ironman World Championship. Filmed for TriCenter and Triathlete Magazine on location in Kailua-Kona during race week, October 2009. Read more on Iron War here. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links…
Editor’s Note: I wrote this about David Bailey as part of our pre-race coverage of the 2009 Ironman World Championship It was the day after the 2008 Ironman World Championship. David Bailey, who had been one of the best motocross athletes on the planet before he was paralyzed, was barreling down the Queen Ka’ahumanu…
When she was a little girl, Natascha Badmann was always the last kid picked when it was time to play. She only got into working out when she was in her 20s as a way to lose a few pounds. During her journey, the woman from Switzerland went from losing a few pounds to winning…