Dean Karnazes has always been one of my favorite guests because he is never afraid to push the boundaries. Could he run 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states and create a film showcasing the journey? Of course he could. Could an ultrarunner become a New York Times best-selling author? Dean made that happen…
A few years ago, Mike Wardian won the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Marathon in 2:38 while dressed as Elvis, breaking the record at the time for the world’s fastest Elvis. His next challenge? On March 14th he is going after Buffalo Bill McDermott’s Catalina Marathon course record of 2:39:18 that was set way back…
Chris Kostman, the long-time owner of the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon across Death Valley, joined us to chat about his new event. It’s called the Artsakh Ultra and it’s an off-road trail run consisting of six separate stages and 160 miles on the Janapar Trail in Armenia and Artsakh. It sounds truly amazing and the website…
David Goggins is one of the few people on the planet who has one million Instagram followers and follows absolutely no one. That fact alone speaks volumes about the man! This former Navy SEAL went from a 290 pound body builder to an endurance sports legend with a fifth place in his first Badwater 135…
Dean Karnazes is one of my all-time favorite endurance sports personalities. At the age of 30 he left his corporate job to become a professional ultra runner and has never looked back. In this conversation we chat about his 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states adventure that basically kicked off his new career…
Ultrarunning legend Scott Jurek is the seven-time winner of the Western States 100, the two-time winner of The Badwater Ultramarathon and a New York Times Best Selling author. Scott sat down with me for a chat reflecting on his incredible career, how ultrarunning has evolved over the years, and all the ways ultrarunning is helping…
The epic Styr Labs Badwater 135 is coming up starting on July 10th. 100 runners from 19 counties will start at 280 feet below sea level in Death Valley and, hopefully, finish at 8,360 feet at Whitney Portal in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Chris Kostman is the owner, race director, and historian for one of…
John Kelly ran his first marathon in 2013 at the Marine Corps Marathon, blew up, and still ran 3:38. Just recently he won the infamous Barkley Marathons, which this year was approximately 130 miles long with about 68,000 feet of ups and downs. John’s story of falling asleep during the last of the five laps…
Camille Herron is a three-time US Olympic marathon trials qualifier who has won 20 marathons, loves to drink beer while setting ultramarathon records and, most importantly, ran 2:48:51 in a Spiderman costume! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on…
Dean joined us for a very special evening in front of a full house at our monthly Tri Club of San Diego get together, presented by Babbittville. Dean discussed his latest adventure where he completed the Spartathlon in Greece and then Bob joined him for a fun filled Q&A. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…