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With the 40th anniversary of Ironman coming up in 2018, who better to have on than the first-ever Ironman Champion Gordon Haller.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

Tara Davis has a personality that can take track and field to a whole new level. The University of Georgia freshman is one of America’s best at both the long jump and the 100 meter hurdles. One fun story from our conversation. At the California high school state meet,Tara earned 30 points as an individual, and gets the 2nd place TEAM trophy, losing the team title by a single point!   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes  

At the age of 16, high school baseball star Ruben Marin was the victim of a drive by shooting and lost his left leg below the knee. He is now a college pitcher with a prosthetic and says that losing his leg was the best thing that ever happened to him, that it has actually made him a better person.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

Gwen Jorgensen left her job as a CPA to become the best female triathlete on the ITU circuit and win the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in triathlon. After becoming a mom, she shocked the endurance world by deciding to move to the marathon in order to get Olympic gold number two. Gwen joined me a few days after making her announcement to talk about her decision and the road ahead of her.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes  

Cam Wurf rowed in the 2004 Olympics for Australia, still cycles professionally, trains on a regular basis with the 2017 Tour de France and Vuelta Espana champion Chris Froome, broke the bike course record in Kona on October 14th, and is training for his EIGHTH Ironman of the year. On top of all that....the guy is simply a total blast to chat with. Enjoy! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

Renowned chef Richard Blais came in studio to chat about his career, his books, his restaurants, winning Top Chef All-Stars, and how he lost 60 pounds and is getting ready for his fifth TCS New York City Marathon. He is running New York to raise funds for roomtoread.org.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

This was Lucy's first time racing the Ironman World Championship as a professional, and she told herself to go for it from the start, because she had nothing to lose. Lucy talked about how the conditions in Kona are relentless and it was a gamble to ride as hard as she did. But it paid off. Watch the interview with Lucy here.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

We went through Lionel's race at the Ironman World Championship, and talked about some of the decisions he made, and what he learned for next time. Asked about his journey from dark days to yesterday's performance: "It took me 8 years of dreaming, failing, and adversity, but you keep working hard. I told myself yesterday: 'You dreamed it, so go and achieve it.'" Watch the interview with Lionel here.    Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

The 2017 Ironman World Champion joined us on the morning after his victory to talk about his race. Watch the interview with Patrick here.  Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

The 3-time Ironman World Champion shared insight into her incredible victory the morning after her race. Watch the interview with Daniela here. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

Heather Jackson was the top American woman at the 2017 Ironman World Championship, finishing in 4th place, and we went through her day, and the great battles during the race that she had with the other leaders. Heather shared her take aways from the experience, and what she loves so much about racing in Kona. Watch the interview with Heather here. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

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

James Cunnama is on a major roll this year, winning three times in a row, including Ironman Hamburg. He’s finished as high as 4th here in Kona, and is ready to keep things rolling at this year’s Ironman World Championship with a great performance. James talked with us about what working with coach Brett Sutton brings to the table for him. He also shared with us that it has been his goal to win the Ironman World Championship since 2008. Could this be the year he reaches that goal? Watch the interview with James here.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

Daniela Ryf is on the brink of joining the rarefied air of winning the Ironman World Championship three years in a row. She comes in to Kona after a training block on Maui, and after a huge win at the 70.3 World Championship in September. The “Angry Bird” seems ready to fly on Saturday! Watch the interview with Daniela here.    Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes

Timothy O'Donnell has finished third, fifth and sixth in Kona. Is this the year the new dad becomes the first American male to win the most important event in the sport since Tim DeBoom in 2002? Watch the interview with Timothy here.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes