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…
The date was October 17, 2015 and long-time open water swimmer Tony Lee and a friend were going for a two miler to the Mokulua Islands and back from Lanikai Beach on the island of Oahu. On the way back, still half a mile from shore, Tony was attacked by a tiger shark and his…
When he was 13, Sean Swarner was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease and eventually Askin’s Sarcoma as well. How bad did it get? He was in a medically induced coma for nearly a year and in 1990 he was given two weeks to live. Since then Sean has climbed Everest, trekked to the north and south…
Jarryd Wallace was the Georgia High School State Champion at both 800 and 1600 meters. He was diagnosed with Compartment Syndrome in his shin and, after complications from surgery, he lost his right leg below the knee. Before he had his leg amputated he found a list of track records for amputees and he told…
Sean English was a long time race announcer and endurance athlete when he went in for an MRI in the summer of 2016. What he thought was a little bit of a back issue turned out to be metastatic stage 4 cancer. Sean came on to chat about his life as a skier, triathlete, announcer,…
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Kimee Armour was weighing in at 400 pounds and dealing with a disease that attacks the nervous system called Sjögren’s Syndrome. So what did she do? Kimee found the sport of triathlon, completed two full Ironman events, qualified to go to the ITU Duathlon World Championships and represent Team USA, and she now weighs 158…
It was July 6, 2004, one month after Brian Boyle had graduated from high school. On his way home from swim practice, a speeding truck slammed into the side of Brian’s car and the impact shattered his ribs and pelvis and caused his heart to be thrown across his chest. He was dead on arrival…
Her blog is called Fat Girl Running and her friends and fans affectionately call her The Mirnavator. Mirna Valerio runs marathons and ultras and changes perceptions on a daily basis. Looking for a little Mirnavation? You’ve come to the right place! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels…
Jonathan Brown had just finished up a long run while trying out for a spot on a Major League Baseball team during Spring Training in Arizona. As he and a friend were leaving a convenience store parking lot in their car, a drunk driver plowed into their vehicle and changed Jonathan’s life forever. His journey…