It’s one thing to run a fast marathon at the end of an Ironman. But it becomes extra special when you have to run that fast to actually win the race. Mirinda Carfrae was 14:32 back off the bike and in eighth place at the 2014 Ironman World Championship when she uncorked a course record…
We were live in studio with Lesley Paterson co-hosting after her huge win at XTERRA Costa Rica – where she won despite having fractured her shoulder the day before. With us were Eric Lagerstrom and Magali Tisseyre, both fresh off big wins of their own. It was great to have three triathletes focusing on three…
Karen McKeachie is a 15-time National Age Group Champion and a six-time World Champion in triathlon. Growing up in a small town in Michigan, there really weren’t many opportunities for girls to play sports. Karen has more than made up for lost time. When she got into running she set a personal best of 2:48…
Simon Whitfield won the first ever Olympic gold medal in the sport of triathlon and his stories about that first Olympic experience, racing against legends like Simon Lessing and Javier Gomez, plus spending time in England with Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, are epic! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to…
Susan Williams is the only American triathlete, male or female, to own an Olympic medal from the sport of triathlon. And to think that her goal before getting into triathlon at the advanced age of 24 was to be an astronaut. She won her bronze medal in Athens back in 2004 and is about to…
Who the heck is ‘The Real Starky’ and why should we care? Long-time salesman Ben Hobbs saw something special in the sport of triathlon and decided the time was ripe to create a little controversy among the world’s swim, bike and runners, and if anyone in authority got pissed at some of his antics or…
Michelle Vesterby from Denmark has only been racing long course since 2011. Besides winning Ironman Lanzarote, she has gone 12th, 8th and 14th in her first three races in Kona. With the help and support of her coach, two-time Ironman World Champion Luc Van Lierde, and her husband – and bike bitch – Claus, the…
Bobby McGee has been coaching running for 31 years and triathlon for almost that long. When a guy like that tells you that a new piece of equipment called STRYD can change the game of running like nothing ever has, the natural reaction is to sit back, listen, and find out how and why. Check…
Lionel Sanders was a high school runner in Canada who made a wrong turn in life. He ended up as a drug addict and at one point contemplated suicide. While at one of the lowest points of his life, he made a decision that would change everything: he would train for and complete an Ironman…
Javier Gomez is an Olympic Silver Medalist from the 2012 Olympics, a multiple time ITU World Champion and the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Champion. We chatted before Challenge Dubai to talk about the great field he would be racing and his plans for the 2015 season. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe…