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Breakfast with Bob – Kona day 1

Bob Babbit is already in Hawaii and started his annual Breakfast with Bob interviews. Here now are his chats with Sebastian Kienle, Rachel Joyce and Ben Hoffman.

After 8 hours, a 2 seconds margin

Last weekend Matt Chrabot engaged in one of the closest duels in Ironman history. He lost by an official 2 seconds to Kirill Kotsegarov at Ironman Chattanooga.

Lucy Charles is on a mission

Lucy Charles grabbed the 18-24 title at the 70.3 Worlds with a fine effort all around, but now she has her sights set on the Kona title and the swim record.

Up close with Brandon Marsh

In 2014 Brandon Marsh learned that his wife Amy had been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. We checked in to see how Amy is doing, and how he is holding up.

A fast Canadian man in Sweden

Paul Krochak moved to Sweden in 2010, and together with his teammate Björn Englund he has won the ÖTILLÖ SwimRun World Championships twice.

Norseman champion Allan Hovda

Allan Hovda has won Norseman twice and there are likely more titles in the future for this young father who commutes via helicopter to his oil rig job.

With a fat bike for a good cause

John Withrow rode a fat bike at the 2015 Ironman Wisconsin to raise money for ReserveAid, and he cranked out a very respectable 6:06:24 bike split.

A Wild trip from Kona to Europe

Many people struggle with that long trip from Europe to Kona, but David Wild traveled from the Big Island to Zell am See, Austria to race the 70.3 Worlds.

A chat with Jennifer Spieldenner

Jennifer Spieldenner grabbed the win at Challenge Penticton recently and we had a chat with her about racing, training, food, gear, coaching, life, and wieners.

On the meaning of resilience

Jordan Rapp made a stunning comeback to physical recovery and triathlon success after his near-fatal accident in 2010, but as it turned out, his internal struggle over the past two years was a tougher puzzle to crack.

The talented young Steve Mantell

Steve Mantell finished second overall at Ironman Boulder despite being relatively new to the sport. He started with hockey and soccer but is now all in with triathlon.

On the road with Texan TJ Fry

TJ Fry is heavily involved in the swim and triathlon community in Texas, and we had a chat with this former pro triathlete about racing, swimming, traveling and more.