Since 1990, Bob Babbitt, a USA Triathlon and Ironman Hall of Fame inductee, has been hosting a highly-acclaimed radio program and podcast showcasing the world’s best runners, triathletes, and cyclists - first with The Competitors and now with his new show, Babbittville Radio. These are long-form interviews, and over the years, endurance athletes have enjoyed downloading and listening to insightful and entertaining conversations with legendary athletes like cyclist Greg LeMond, triathlete Paula Newby-Fraser, or runner Meb Keflezighi while they are out running, cycling, swimming, or working out in the gym.
Babbitt has always been a big believer in the life-lessons we all learn through endurance sports and, besides interviewing endurance sports legends, there are also interviews with incredibly motivational and inspirational athletes along with a diversified mix of conversations with the best coaches, race directors, journalists, sports scientists, and authors.
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Since 1990, Bob Babbitt, a USA Triathlon and Ironman Hall of Fame inductee, has been hosting a highly-acclaimed radio program and podcast showcasing the world’s best runners, triathletes, and cyclists - first with The Competitors and now with his new show, Babbittville Radio. These are long-form interviews, and over the years, endurance athletes have enjoyed downloading and listening to insightful and entertaining conversations with legendary athletes like cyclist Greg LeMond, triathlete Paula Newby-Fraser, or runner Meb Keflezighi while they are out running, cycling, swimming, or working out in the gym.
Babbitt has always been a big believer in the life-lessons we all learn through endurance sports and, besides interviewing endurance sports legends, there are also interviews with incredibly motivational and inspirational athletes along with a diversified mix of conversations with the best coaches, race directors, journalists, sports scientists, and authors.
John Howard is one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time. He went to three Olympic Games as a cyclist, won the 1981 Ironman World Championship, went over 152 miles per hour on his bike to set a land speed record, and his most recent book: ‘The Black Cyclone: A Hero the World Forgot' on the great cyclist Major Taylor, is now available on Amazon.com.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview with Kat Matthews from our Breakfast with Bob: 2023 Edition. Recorded August 29th
Kat Matthews was training in Texas for her Kona debut after the PTO US Open last Fall when she was hit by a car and had life-threatening injuries including a fractured skull and multiple fractured vertebrae. Less than a year later, Kat just took 2nd place in Finland at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Her first race back after the crash was a 3rd place finish at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside and she followed that up with a win at Ironman Texas. We spent some time chatting about the learnings that have come her way over the past year, and on living your life with gratitude.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview with Jan Frodeno from our Breakfast with Bob from Nice at the Ironman World Championship. Recorded a few days before Jan's last race.
Jan Frodeno joined us from his training base in Andorra before heading into town for the world championship in Nice. As Jan heads into his last world championship as a pro, he reflected on his career, the importance of family, and how he’s feeling coming into his last race.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview with Sam from our Breakfast with Bob: 2023 Edition. Recorded July 24th.
Sam Long is always one of our favorite people to chat with. Right now, Mr. Yo Yo Yo is about to become a dad, is coaching himself, and has won three 70.3s in a row - including his first-ever win at St. George. Plus, Sam is producing his own YouTube content, is training with the legendary Lionel Sanders, and he is absolutely living and loving life to the fullest. It was the absolute perfect time to chat with Sam about the upcoming PTO US Open in Milwaukee, and to go back through his journey from living downstairs in his parent's basement to becoming one of the very best triathletes in the world!
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview with Jason from our Breakfast with Bob: 2023 Edition. Recorded August 1st.
As we head into the PTO US Open in Milwaukee, Jason West from the U.S. has taken his running to a whole new level and has been out-splitting some of the very best runners on the triathlon circuit. With the U.S. Open, the Asian Open, and Ironman 70.3 Worlds all happening in August, this could be a huge month for Mr. West!
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Congratulations to the 2023 IRONMAN Lake Placid champion: Joe Skipper!
Enjoy this interview with Joe from our Breakfast with Bob: Challenge Roth 2023 Edition.
Joe Skipper ran 2:37 at Ironman Wales and went 6 hours and 47 minutes at the Sub-7 Challenge. He has two 2nds and a 4th place finish at Challenge Roth. Can Joe throw down some of that speed this year in Roth?
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob: Challenge Roth 2023 Edition.
Sebastian Kienle is the 2018 Challenge Roth Champion, the 2014 Ironman World Champion, a two-time 70.3 World Champion....and one of our all-time favorite people on the planet!
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob: Challenge Roth 2023 Edition.
Congratulations to Daniela on her incredible record-breaking victory at the 2023 Challenge Roth! Here is our conversation from a few days before the race.
Daniela Ryf won back to back Challenge Roth titles in 2016 and 2017. She's also the 5-time Ironman World Champion and the 5-time Ironman 70.3 Champion. And she also just won her 8th Ironman 70.3 Switzerland. Daniela joined me to chat about everything that makes Challenge Roth so special.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob: Challenge Roth 2023 Edition.
Congratulations to Magus on his incredible victory at the 2023 Challenge Roth! Here is our conversation from a few days before the race.
Magnus Ditlev is the defending Challenge Roth champion. He finished 3rd at the PTO European Open in May, on the heals of an amazing 2022 season, which ended with a win at Ironman Cozumel. Always a pleasure to chat with this talented young athlete from Denmark.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob 2023 Edition.
Australia’s Max Neumann had a breakthrough race at the Ironman World Championship in Kona in October finishing 4th behind Gustav Iden, Sam Laidlow, and Kristian Blummenfelt. How great a day did he have? His time of 7:44:44 shattered Jan Frodeno’s existing course record of 7:51:13 from 2019! A great chat with Max, recorded in February from his home in Australia.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob 2023 Edition.
Matthew Marquardt swam at Princeton and when Covid 19 cancelled the 2020 season, he decided to train for the Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Triathlon - where he went 4:05 in his first-ever race. He is now a pro triathlete and is in his second year of medical school at Ohio State. He just raced for the first time as a pro at Ironman Texas and took third overall and was only 8 seconds out of second place and 21 seconds behind the winner, Rudy Von Berg. How about this for a pro debut? He swam 48:59, rode 4:08:12, ran 2:43:08 and finished with an epic time of 7:45:11. This young man is something very special!
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob 2023 Edition.
It has been 40 years since Ironman legends Dave Scott and Scott Tinley put together a classic battle and had the closest finish in the history of the men's race at the Ironman World Championship back in 1983. At the end of the day only 33 seconds separated them and even Dave Scott admits that if the race was another few hundred yards, Tinley would have caught him. In this epic interview Dave shares his opinions on the the Ironman World Championship moving to Nice for the men this year -not a big fan- plus his thoughts on the running times in Kona. Every time I get the opportunity to chat with 'The Man' I learn something new!!
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob 70.3 Oceanside Edition.
The reigning Ironman World Champion, Chelsea Sodaro sat down with me for a pre-race chat before her first race since her amazing win in Kona here at 70.3 Oceanside. We talked about how she has embraced the platform that being world champion offers, and knowing that there is no more racing under the radar for her.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob 70.3 Oceanside Pre-Race Edition.
2022 was lining up to be Kat Matthews’ year. She’d qualified for Kona, was successful at the Sub-8 Challenge, and finished 2nd at the Ironman World Championship in St George. But everything changed when she was hit by a car on a training ride in Texas. The last time we chatted, in Kona, Kat was in a neck brace at banged up from the crash, so it is awesome to see her back and even better to talk with Kat about her first race back in a few days in Oceanside.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob St George Championship Edition, recorded the morning after the Ironman World Championship in St George.
He’s “must watch TV” – Lionel Sanders gave us another dramatic performance yesterday at the Ironman World Championship, digging deep as only he can to make it into second place in the closing meters of the run. The Lion joined us the morning after to give us his reflections on the race and his preparation for it.
WATCH the interview on the Babbittville YouTube channel here.
Since 1990, Bob Babbitt, a USA Triathlon and Ironman Hall of Fame inductee, has been hosting a highly-acclaimed radio program and podcast showcasing the world’s best runners, triathletes, and cyclists - first with The Competitors and now with his new show, Babbittville Radio. These are long-form interviews, and over the years, endurance athletes have enjoyed downloading and listening to insightful and entertaining conversations with legendary athletes like cyclist Greg LeMond, triathlete Paula Newby-Fraser, or runner Meb Keflezighi while they are out running, cycling, swimming, or working out in the gym.
Babbitt has always been a big believer in the life-lessons we all learn through endurance sports and, besides interviewing endurance sports legends, there are also interviews with incredibly motivational and inspirational athletes along with a diversified mix of conversations with the best coaches, race directors, journalists, sports scientists, and authors.
