Daniela Ryf Interview from Breakfast with Bob in Kona The reigning back to back Ironman World Champion, Daniela Ryf, put in another impressive performance last weekend, winning the Ironman African Championship South Africa in 8:47. What makes Daniela so successful? Our pre-race interview this year in Kona gives you great insight into this champion’s mindset.…
Jan Frodeno Interview with Tri Club of San Diego When Jan Frodeno was in San Diego for Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, he came to the Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters for a Q&A with the Triathlon Club of San Diego. We began the event with a presentation of a racing chair to a young athlete with spina…
When Jan Frodeno was in San Diego for Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, he came to the Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters for a Q&A with the Triathlon Club of San Diego. We began the event with a presentation of a racing chair to a young athlete with spina bifida who wants to race with his high school…
On February 6, 1982, Julie Moss and Kathleen McCartney raced in Kona at the fifth ever Ironman Triathlon. ABC’s Wide World of Sports was covering the event and that day their cameras captured one of the most dramatic moments in endurance sports history. It was a moment that would change both of their lives while…
Diana Bertsch first came to Kona back in 1990 and, on the last day of her trip, she had her first experience watching the Ironman. She is now an Ironman World Championship finisher and the Vice President of World Championship Events for the Ironman. Her passion for the brand, the volunteers, the Big Island, and…
In his first-ever Ironman distance event at Ironman Texas, Germany’s Patrick Lange won the race and ran a 2:40 marathon. So how do you follow up a performance like that? Well, you go to Kona for the very first time, get off the bike in 23rd place, run 2:39:45 to break Mark Allen’s run record…
Fiona Ford won her age group at the 2006 ITU World Championship and in 2007 she raced for the first time in Kona. After having success as an age group athlete, she turned pro. But in June of 2012, she suffered severe injuries after a car cut her off during a training ride in London…
One of the things I love the most about the Ironman Triathlon World Championship are the stories of perseverance and determination that unfold in the lava fields each year. This year at the awards banquet on Sunday October 9th, I shared these three stories that illustrate the Anything is Possible spirit of the Ironman. BJ Christenson is…
Here are the interviews from the Championship Edition of the 2016 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Enjoy! Daniela Ryf Jan Frodeno Sebastian Kienle Mirinda Carfrae Patrick Lange Heather Jackson Ben Hoffman Mark Allen Dave Scott Subscribe to our newsletter Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes…
Enjoy the audio from our Breakfast with Bob Kona 2016 pre-race interview with Timothy O’Donnell. Timothy O’Donnell finished in 3rd place last year in Kona, in a race that was “a game changer” for him – leading during the race, and finishing 3rd showed Timothy that he definitely can win here. So, what did he…