Dean Karnazes has always been one of my favorite guests because he is never afraid to push the boundaries. Could he run 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states and create a film showcasing the journey? Of course he could. Could an ultrarunner become a New York Times best-selling author? Dean made that happen…
How special is Sara Hall? She won the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championship in 2000 and, 20 years later at the age of 37, she is still going strong. On December 20th she set out to break Deena Kastor’s American Record for the marathon (2: 19: 36) in the Marathon Project marathon and missed…
It’s not often I get the chance to get to chat with two great American Running Legends. This conversation with Meb Keflezighi and Dathan Ritzenhein was one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy! Presented by UCAN Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt…
In honor of “Marathon Monday” aka race day for the legendary Boston Marathon, we put together a collection of some of our favorite interviews from the past four years of our Breakfast with Bob: Boston Edition. Looking forward to the next time we can all get together in Boston, in the meantime, enjoy these chats:…
Ben Hoffman has won seven Ironman titles in his career and is coming off what just might be his best season yet with his third win at Ironman South Africa, a fourth place in Kona, and a second place at Ironman Florida in 7:48:29, with a 2:36:09 run. In this conversation we chat about his…
A few years ago, Mike Wardian won the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Marathon in 2:38 while dressed as Elvis, breaking the record at the time for the world’s fastest Elvis. His next challenge? On March 14th he is going after Buffalo Bill McDermott’s Catalina Marathon course record of 2:39:18 that was set way back…
Greg Cohen is a personal trainer in LA who was diagnosed in 2017 with a rare and incurable auto immune disease called Scleroderma. After getting over the shock of the diagnosis, he decided to train for the 2018 LA Marathon. After running LA again in 2019, the goal for Greg now is to run four…
Dean Karnazes is one of my all-time favorite endurance sports personalities. At the age of 30 he left his corporate job to become a professional ultra runner and has never looked back. In this conversation we chat about his 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states adventure that basically kicked off his new career…
Deena Kastor is one of the true legends of American running and still holds US records for the marathon (2:19:36), the 15K (47:15) and the 8K (24:36). She started running at the age of 11 and took home the Olympic bronze medal in 2004 in Athens, won the 2005 Chicago Marathon, and the 2006 London…
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 One Arm Willie Stewart, and a memorable experience at the New York City Marathon. “I’m staggering along and all…