Last week we chatted with Funky Dude Bob Babbitt right after a very busy weekend in San Diego, and today we are continuing our interview with the man of many talents and passions. Enjoy part 2 of the conversation with Bob.
by Herbert Krabel, February 8, 2010
Where do you think most American triathletes live? In which states? Cities? Metro areas? If your best guesses are based on what you thought a decade, or even five years, ago, you’ll be surprised.
We stumbled across a new GPS watch from Timex, an aero helmet from Lazer, socks from Swobo, a Powerman weekend, a Haiti endurance fundraiser and some deadly weapons for your fridge.
Craig Alexander showed no signs of jet lag as he captured the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Geelong title despite just recently returning from the USA. The women’s race was won by Caroline Steffen.
The Slowtwitch publisher was asked to write the feature article in the 2009 Interbike Show Guide. Interbike, the bike industry’s premier trade show, allowed us to reprint the feature here.
The Dean is a tri bike, made by a Belgian company, that inhabits a niche all it’s own – or, almost its own. Wonder what that niche is? Click and read.
Featuring a sleeked down silhouette, this Asics contains support features popular in Asics motion control shoes, but at a lighter weight than many of the motion control anchors on the market.
We write about running footwear here a lot. It seemed appropriate to tell you how to read and interpret these articles. What is a “pronator?” What is a “last?” What is an “outsole,” and a “medial post?”
In contrast to the storming hordes proclaiming natural gaits and barefoot running, the Brooks Beast stands its post, on its wall. Overpronation? Not on its watch.
The hard part is the training, and you’ve done that. The easy part is sometimes the part athletes forget to do: Where is the race? How do you get there? Is your equipment in good working order?
WADA has updated its list of banned substances for 2010. There are notable changes to last year’s list and, if you’re an AGer, don’t think this doesn’t apply to you.
While there is a somewhat famous musician Bob Babbitt, in the sport of triathlon only one Bob Babbitt matters. In fact there is hardly an element of the sport where you don’t cross paths with funky dude Bob Babbitt.
The Kinvara, available soon, is the latest lightweight trainer in the Saucony line. Already seen on Lindsey Corbin’s feet during Kona ’09, this is a great shoe for neutral runners.
Brooks is not known for shoes that shout at you, but, the Green Silence is a bold and garish racing flat from an otherwise conservative – even classic – shoe company.
The former publisher of Competitor.com’s print titles is now Ironman’s manager of content. How will Triathlete Magazine’s longtime publisher impact Ironman’s message?
50,000 Euro pro purse for 2009 Challenge Barcelona held up as Felix Walchshofer’s Roth-based Team Challenge takes Evolution Sport to Spanish court to force payment and stop advertising 2010 races.
In a continuation of series on “Thinkers & Tinkers” in the sport, we look at Ironman winner Jasper Blake and the company he helped found – Aspire Sports Supplements, makers of 7Systems vitamins.
Today we noticed a hydration belt from Fuelbelt, goggles from Barracuda, a pump from Lezyne, the Reed / Potts charity challenge, a George Hincapie DVD, the Indoor Rider workout series and a book filled with secrets.
Brad Culp just left Competitor Group’s Triathlete Magazine and will be moving North to take on a new role as the ITU Media Manager. He checked in with slowtwitch to share some thoughts about the past and future.
Pics from the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, NC where the Kelly Benefit Strategies team spent a few days to get aero.
At Ironman Hawaii, XTERRA Maui and various other events around the globe people quickly notice the dancing, screaming, jumping and entertaining announcer Whit Raymond. He checked in with slowtwitch.
It’s a bit of inside baseball, only for hard core bike fitters and those who follow the process as a hobby. The Exit fit bike – the standard for tri bike fitting pros – undergoes a protocol change.
There should be a practicality to things that trumps even what the designer or seller intended for his product. Filling the gap between products-as-intended and products-as-needed is the tinkerer’s raison d’être.
Reinaldo Colucci beat Daniel Fontana by 1:48 to capture the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Pucon. Amanda Lovato topped two-time winner Heather Gollnick by over 5 minutes to start her 2010 season with a bang.
