From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our interview with the 2014 World Champion Sebastian Kienle. Sebastian talked about what it was like to win the biggest event in our sport and how it changed his life. It wasn’t until Sebastian was finally back home in Germany that he could truly celebrate…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our interview with the three-time World Champion Mirinda Carfrae. We talked with Mirinda about her race in 2014 and what it meant to her. Mirinda also talked about how she thinks her 2013 race was her best performance in Kona. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our post-race Championship Edition interview with the 2015 Ironman World Champion: Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno achieved his ultimate goal by winning the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. He now owns both an Olympic Gold Medal and the Ironman Gold Medal. A pairing that may never be…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our pre-race interview with Jan Frodeno. We chatted about winning the gold medal in the Olympics, winning the 70.3 championship, winning Ironman Frankfurt, and the one big title he is still chasing. And of course, we talked about Sebastian Kienle. Jan’s great line on the…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our post-race Championship Edition interview with the 2015 Ironman World Champion: Daniela Ryf. Daniela takes us through her winning performance and talks about how it feels to be the World Champion. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…
From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our pre-race interview with Daniela Ryf. Daniela Ryf joined us to talk about her undefeated season – the last time she didn’t win a race was when she finished 2nd to Mirinda Carfrae here in Kona last year – and how she is feeling coming…
Kekoa (the warrior) Ever think about what kinds of animals we admire the most? Put it this way: When was the last time you heard of a high school calling its football team the jackals, hyenas, cows, sheep or tuna? They call them eagles, sharks, tigers, lions, or falcons. Otherwise known as predators. Peace, love,…
Here are the Breakfast with Bob from Kona interviews from Day 5. Enjoy! Susanne Davis and Ellen Hart from Timex Multisport Team Tom Schuler and Lisa Roberts from Timex Multisport Team Cliff English John Brenkus Tim Reed Jim Vance Cameron Wurf Jurgen Zack Katie Zaferes Hector Picard Andrew Messick Sponsors…
Kokua (assistance, cooperation, lending a hand) This is another of those Hawaiian words whose true meaning differs subtly from a single-word translation such as “help” or “crew.” Kokua carries an undertone of cooperation, of mutual assistance. A better translation would be “pitching in.” Which is why “kokua” is the only word to adequately describe 5,000…
Ali’i (Royalty, or rulers) Up until 1893 when Queen Liliʻuokalani was overthrown by a U.S.-backed coup d’état, the islands were ruled by various flavors of ali’i. There were nearly a dozen classes of royalty, including the kahuna, but the Big Lebowskis were the ali’i nui. Each island had its own, and they governed with divine…