After swimming 100 kilometers a week as a 2012 Olympic hopeful, Lucy Charles made the move to long distance triathlon and, at the age of 24, has already proven that she can race with the very best. Last year she took second in Kona and pushed now three-time champion Daniela Ryf during the bike ride.…
Breakfast with Bob: Boston Edition with Tim Don It is so great to have Tim Don back, feeling great, and ready to hit the race course once again. Last October, three days before the Ironman World Championship, Don was hit by a car while on his bike and suffered a broken neck. The Boston Marathon was Tim’s first race…
At the 2017 Ironman World Championship Lionel Sanders had a phenomenal race but was caught in the last three miles by Germany’s Patrick Lange. During this conversation, it’s obvious that taking second place left Lionel more motivated than ever to win the big one next October. Lionel shares some of what he learned from the…
Coming off his 3rd place finish and 2:39:45 record-breaking marathon at the 2016 Ironman World Championship, Patrick Lange of Germany, was looking forward to a great 2017 season. But for three months in 2017 he was so tired he could barely train. When doctors finally figured out his problem, he had very little time to…
Glenn Hartrick was a long-time triathlete who was paralyzed in June of 2014 during a bike ride. His goal became to get back to the starting line of an Ironman and finish. In November of 2017 he made magic at Ironman Florida and his 13:11 was faster than his first-ever Ironman that he did as…
James Cunnama is on a major roll this year, winning three times in a row, including Ironman Hamburg. He’s finished as high as 4th here in Kona, and is ready to keep things rolling at this year’s Ironman World Championship with a great performance. James talked with us about what working with coach Brett Sutton…
Daniela Ryf is on the brink of joining the rarefied air of winning the Ironman World Championship three years in a row. She comes in to Kona after a training block on Maui, and after a huge win at the 70.3 World Championship in September. The “Angry Bird” seems ready to fly on Saturday! Watch…
Timothy O’Donnell has finished third, fifth and sixth in Kona. Is this the year the new dad becomes the first American male to win the most important event in the sport since Tim DeBoom in 2002? Watch the interview with Timothy here. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…
Michelle Vesterby is simply one of the most fun people to interview….ever. Enjoy our pre-race conversation from our 2017 edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Watch the interview with Michelle here. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on…
Welcome to Part 4 of our 3rd annual Babbittville Countdown to Kona! This year we are featuring 50 of our favorite Ironman sound bites from our Babbittville interviews. Follow along on our countdown each day on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Part 4 of the Kona Countdown: 20 #KonaCountdown 20 days Today’s…