With Meb Keflezighi’s final marathon as a professional on November 5th in New York City, we wanted to salute the American running legend. I’ve had the pleasure of covering Meb since he was a standout high school runner in San Diego. As much as Meb is a standout runner, he is even more outstanding as…
She was finishing up her CPA at the University of Wisconsin and was ready to start her new job at Ernst and Young. But that’s when her life changed forever. During her collegiate days Gwen Jorgensen had been on the swim team for the first few years and then finished by running on the track team.…
It’s pretty simple: Meb Keflezighi is my hero, and getting a chance to chat with him about his amazing career and his plans for his last two marathons in Boston and New York is beyond special. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Want more Meb? Watch this classic interview with Meb on our Babbittville…
Before the build-up for her first marathon, Molly Huddle had never carried a water bottle with her on a long run. But, after breaking the American record at 10,000 while taking sixth in the Olympics in Rio, she began her long-distance training for the New York City Marathon, and learning to eat and drink during…
Enjoy this collection of interviews with some of the Team USA Olympians! Des Linden: Women’s Marathon Filmed on location at the Boston Marathon Expo, Olympian Des Linden and her agent Josh Cox joined us for a chat a few days before the marathon. We chatted with Des about her races here at Boston and…
Hunter Kemper: Fuel for the Fire Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece on Hunter Kemper in 2012, right after his memorable race in San Diego. Hunter went on to finish 14th in London at his 4th Olympics. It is early January 2011. Three-time U.S. Olympic triathlete Hunter Kemper should be training or helping his wife,…
What is going on with track and field? If you watched the 800 and 1500 meters at the Olympic Trials, the races looked like a combination of UFC and Roller Derby. We chatted with the amazing Brenda Martinez about her third place in the 1500 – she dove for the line to get her trip…
It’s not often that you get to chat with two brand new Olympians at the same time. Greg Billington and Joe Maloy came in studio just a few weeks after being confirmed as two of the three members of the 2016 USA Triathlon Olympic team. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe…
Amy Cragg went to the 2012 U.S. Olympic marathon trials planning to make the team. When she ran sub 2:30 but took fourth, she was faced with a cruel reality: get on the track and qualify for the Olympic team at 10,000 meters or kiss her Olympic dream goodbye. She made the team by winning…
Fresh off the official announcement that she is on the US Olympic Triathlon Team, Katie Zaferes joined me for a chat. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes Foundation…