He didn’t get into the sport of triathlon until 2010, and he only became a pro because he figured he could get a few comp entries and maybe some housing when he traveled to a race. Joe Skipper from the U.K. wondered after each of the past four seasons if he was wasting his time…
22-year-old Ben Kanute may have finished 20th at the ITU World Championship in his hometown of Chicago in September, but he certainly didn’t go down without a fight. He was aggressive throughout the bike, took the lead during the run, and impressed everyone with his fearless style of racing. A triathlete since the age of…
Lindsey Sachs from Life Time Fitness came on to chat about one of my favorite programs, the Indoor Triathlon Hour, coming up on Sunday January 3, 2016. You can check out indoortri.com for all of the info, but basically the idea is to get new people into the best sport on the planet by doing…
Jeff Fairbanks grew up in San Diego as a surfer and motocross kid. He eventually moved to Washington, got into MMA, started a family, and then, after doing a triathlon in 2013, went all-in on endurance. Now he is working on a documentary called the Triumph Project showcasing a number of athletes explaining why they tri.…
Event Director Roger Drews from Challenger Productions has a number of upcoming events geared for runners looking to give triathlon or duathlon a try. 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…
Cherie Gruenfeld is 71 years old and just won her age division at the Ironman Triathlon World Championship for the 13th time in 21 attempts. She caught 70 year old Natalie Grabow with only 1.2 miles to go in the marathon to win her last ever race in Kona. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes…
Jonathan Pauley came on to chat about all of his Renegade Racing events, but specifically about the Catalina Island Triathlon coming up on Saturday November 7th. Check out the Catalina Island Triathlon web site for race, boat, and hotel packages. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance …
When it comes to Iron Stats, Coach Jim Vance is our go-to-guy. What are his thoughts in this year’s race? Tune in to find out. I learn something new every time I have Jimmy on the show! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV…
Hector Picard almost lost his life back in 1994 when 13,000 volts went through his body twice. He fell two stories to the ground, spent four weeks in a coma, had second and third degree burns over 40% of his body, and lost all of his right arm and a major part of his left…
New Zealand’s Cam Brown has had two second place finishes, two thirds, and a fifth at the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. But for a guy who has been racing since he was 14, the fact that he is still winning races at the age of 42 and now 43 is unbelievable. How about this? In…