Endurance Sports Videos

Also on Competitor Radio: interview with Mark Allen.... Dave Scott came on with us to chat about IronWar, the classic confrontation back in 1989 between himself and Mark Allen. Huddle and I could listen to THE MAN all day long. Epic interview!

Levi Leipheimer came on with us to discuss his career, his three Amgen Tour of California titles, his bronze medal from Beijing, how much he can bench press and how cool it is to have Lance Armstrong as your personal domestique.

Chris McCormack came on with us from Australia to chat about everything from Lance and the Tour de France to his preparation for Kona. Macca is always one of our favorite interviews.

Travis discusses changes to the podcast and moving to a new site.

Also on Competitor Radio: Interview with Rod Dixon...Tyler Hamilton came on to chat with us about Lance, what's happening at the 2009 Tour de France, his star crossed career and how he was able to actually finish fourth at the 2003 Tour de France plus win stage 16 despite breaking his collarbone in stage one. Tyler has retired from cycling after recently testing positive for DHEA in and out of competition drug test.

Sorry for the delay Competitor Radio Fans! We've just uploaded our complete back log of shows (11 total!) into the archive. Give it a search for interviews from: Paul Carozza and Jesus Chavez, Craig Spence, Cam Brown and Matt Hoover, John McEnroe, Deave Easa, Andy Potts, Craig Alexander, Michelle Payette, David Goggins, and this episode! We'll be back to our regular weekly schedule soon!.... The Race Across America (RAAM) is in full swing. The 3,000 mile cycling sufferfest started in Oceanside, California at high noon on Wednesday June 17th and will finish up in Annapolis, Maryland eight or so days later. Perry Stone from the RAAM came on to give us an update on the race. To follow the action live go to www.raceacrossamerica.org.

Nutrilite spokesperson Gabby Reece was a top volleyball player at Florida State University, a beach volleyball star as well as one of the most sought after fashion models throughout the 1990's. She is now a very fit mom and the wife of big wave surfer Laird Hamilton. She came on with us to go through her career and share her thoughts on how to stay fit forever.

Dan Benintendi was weighing in at 400 pounds when he decided he needed to make some drastic changes in his life. How drastic? He started with surgery to shrink the size of his stomach and then a complete lifestyle overhaul. He lost 199 pounds in 15 months and has become an endurance sports animal, completing marathons and triathlons.

Also on Competitor Radio, interviews with: Olly Freeman and Nick Karnazes .... Rudy Garcia-Tolson is a double above knee amputee who has never let his disability slow him down. The next goal for the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist? To complete the Wildflower Half Ironman.

Also on Competitor Radio, interviews with: Eric Abbot and Emily Wright, Erica Rose and Brennan Linder ....6'5" Matty Reed made the US Olympic Triathlon Team that went to Beijing in August. By race day, he was flatter than yesterday's beer. But after a great winter of training, in early April he raced the 70.3 event in Oceanside and everything that could go wrong did. He got hit in the head during the swim, lost his goggles and cap and had an asthma attack. So what did Big Matty do? He got out of the water, rode his way to within striking distance and then broke the course record for the half marathon for the win.

Also on Competitor Radio, interviews with: Chrissie Wellington, Jonathan Pauley, Ryan Trebon, Ryan Hall, Keith Peters and Jonathan Thunstrom....Oscar Pistorius is a one-of-a-kind athlete... and person. At the age of 22, he seems wise way beyond his years. I was able to have a long conversation with the double below knee amputee, who was only a quarter of a second off of qualifying for the South African Olympic team at 400 meters this past year. The awareness created for amputee athletes because of what Oscar has accomplished is off the charts.

So who are the next great American triathletes? Huddle and I had a chance the other night to spend some quality time in studio with six of USA Triathlon's elite triathletes training at the Chula Vista, California Olympic Training Center. Ethan Brown (23). Matt Chrabot (25), Kevin Collington (24), Steve Sexton (26), 2008 Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker (26) and Jen Spieldenner (22) were a ton of fun.

Also on Competitor Radio, Interviews with Becky Lavelle, Dave Vigil, The USAT Triathlon Team, and Willie Stewart! ... Parvati Shallow is the winner of the latest edition of Survivor and the $1,000,000 that goes with it. She came on to discuss Survivor and the next challenge in her life: wildflower.

The book is called Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 keys to a healthier and happier you. The authors, six time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen and World Famous shaman and healer Brant Secunda came on with Huddle and Babbitt to chat about the book and how an endurance athlete can benefit from it.