James Leitz is the man who oversees the legendary Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon and the Escape to Alcatraz Series. He came on the show to chat about the growth of the series, to announce some brand new events, and to share some of his favorite Alcatraz moments. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors…
For three-time Olympian Tim Don, 2017 was the year that he went went 7:40:23 at Ironman Brazil, the fastest time ever for an Ironman, and also the year where he was hit by a car in Kona three days before the Ironman World Championship and ended up with a fractured C2 vertebrae. Tim is now…
Steph Sklar-Mulcahy didn’t get into endurance until she ran her first marathon in 2001. That led to multiple-day cycling events and eventually to the Ironman. In March she opened up an indoor cycling studio called Cyclebar in Culver City and she has never been happier! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…
Steve Del Monte from DelMoSports has a brand new women’s pool triathlon, the Women’s Philadelphia Triathlon, coming up on July 8th in Philadelphia. We chat about Steve’s background in triathlon, his epic Escape the Cape event, and why he feels pool tri events can help get more new people into the sport. Subscribe to Babbittville…
Paul Newsome is a long time swimmer, triathlete, and long distance swimmer who trained back in the day with UK triathlon legends Simon Lessing and Julie Dibens. Leading into the first-ever Olympic Triathlon in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, his role was to be Lessing’s ‘swim bitch.’ Newsome created a swim program that is based in…
Dave Jewell understands running like few other people on the planet. So when he tells me that Footbeat is something that all runners can benefit from, I knew I needed to have him on the show to walk us through the reasons why. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO…
Andy Potts was the top American finisher at the 2017 Ironman World Championship, finishing in 7th place. He joined us the morning after his race to talk about his training leading into the race and how his day went. Watch the interview with Andy here. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…
Matt Dixon is a top triathlon coach and the founder of Purple Patch Fitness. His new book, Fast-Track Triathlete, comes out on October 14th. He came on the show with one of his age-group athletes, amputee Alan Shanken, to talk about how to successfully compete at all distances while keeping training hours to a minimum.…
2017 has been a breakout year for 24 year old Ironman 70.3 World Championship Silver Medalist Ben Kanute. Coach Jim Vance joined me for a chat about working with Ben Kanute, and helping him make the jump up to the 70.3 distance from ITU racing. We also chatted about Jim’s run data observations at Chattanooga…
It’s B-A-C-K! After a one year vacation while Lake San Antonio became a lake again, the legendary Wildflower Triathlon will be back in 2018 over the May 4th weekend to celebrate it’s 35th anniversary. Registration opens up at wildflowertriathlon.com on September 19th. Wildflower’s founder Terry Davis came on to chat about one of the world’s…