David and John welcome Bob Babbit the founder of Challenged Athletes Foundation. Its a great interview as the gang share their favorite Ironman and sports stories.

He found a passion for the sport of triathlon - and became a world class triathlete.  Then he dedicated the rest of his life to helping challenged athletes find that same passion. Bob Babbitt is this week's guest on Amazing Americans. 

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Bob Babbitt is, simply put, the lightning rod of the endurance world.

In 1980, he participated in his first IRONMAN on the island of O'ahu, Hawaii, and has been making history ever since. He'd never call himself an elite athlete and yet, he's a member of the USA Triathlon and IRONMAN Triathlon Halls of Fame. Why? Because he believes that sport is essential for all and changes lives every day.

His name is synonymous with the sport of triathlon along with his long-running Babbittville podcast, radio, and tv show. In fact, it is Babbitt, more than anyone, who has given voice and image to this crazy event in Hawaii that no one could really wrap their mind around.

He is the heartbeat of multisport/triathlon and, in our sport’s story, is the main character. Nope. He's the hero.

Through his efforts, he has exposed endurance sports to everyone - literally - everyone, as co-founder of Challenged Athletes Foundation, founder of Competitor Magazine, and more.

"When you go from your gut and when you go from your passions, things seem to work out," he says in today's interview. "Sport makes you better at everything you do."

This mantra is the heart of the Performance Reset 2020 - experts and companies sharing their thoughts on the role of sport because, make no mistake, sport is powerful. You might be feeling rudderless. You might be tired of this carnival and the uncertainty. But, we have no doubt you have a performance-driven mindset. You may or may not identify as an athlete, but you can learn and thrive by applying elements of the athletic mindset.

Bob and all of the hosts and experts are here to help you develop your performance toolkit in 2021. Join us and let's keep everyone in the game of life through sport.

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WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: MENACHEM BRODIE (00:19:36) Coach Brodie of Human Vortex Training is a leading coach on strength training for triathletes and cyclists, working for over 15 years with athletes from around the world.

HOT PROPERTY SEGMENT: (01:02:56) We share an interview from the PTO Hub featuring 2 x IRONMAN World Champion and Team Europe Captain for the Collins Cup Normann Stadler speaking with “Babbittville’s” Bob Babbitt.

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Bob Babbitt is a legend in the field of endurance sports and is in the USA Triathlon and Ironman Hall’s of Fame. He competed in his first Triathlon in 1980 and has since competed in over 1,000 races, including 30 last year. In addition to his competitive efforts, he co-founded Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Join us as we discuss his 4+ decades as one of endurance sports greatest ambassadors. Connect with Bob Babbitt on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/babbittville Connect with What Moves You Website | www.therabody.com/whatmovesyou Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/therabody   Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/therabody  

Bob Babbitt is the CEO Babbitt Media Group, Host at Babbittville & Babbittville Radio, and is a Co-Founder to the Challenged Athletes Foundation.

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When we started looking at people who've made significant contributions to the world over the last 30 years, one name kept coming up over and over again; Bob Babbit.  Bob is co-founder of Challenged Athletes Foundation and has helped raise millions of dollars for prosthetic limbs and equipment to support athletes' quest to get in or stay in sports. That’s what his website states but the work he has done goes far beyond that. It’s impossible to ignore the ripple effect Bob has had on the world. Join us for a candid interview with this Froggy. (You’re going to have to listen to understand that.)

Hey guys and Welcome to the Pacing & Racing Podcast. The Canadian Triathlon Podcast Made In Mind for the Age Group Triathletes.

I am REALLY excited to say that today’s episode I get to interview one of my inspirations in this sport and it is the IRONMAN Historian himself; Bob Babbit!

Now if you were on social media in October and follow anything to do with triathlon then I am sure you came across the amazing Breakfast with Bob Interviews that were recorded down at the IRONMAN World Championships. Bob has such an incredible way of connecting with all of the pro triathletes and it’s super inspiring for me to watch seeing as I am following in similar footsteps; interviewing triathletes and trying to find the inspiration and motivation through asking the right questions.

Now Bob’s love for triathlon dates all the way back to the third ever IRONMAN triathlon which he goes into detail talking about in this episode and it’s a must hear story and its amazing to see how much triathlon has since evolved over the years.

So most of you may already know on the side of the Breakfast with Bob Video Interviews, he has been doing a radio and podcast program dating back to 1990. So if there is any true IRONMAN interviewer this is the guy and I am absolutely humbled today to get to be the one to interview him!

In this episode you’ll hear all about his legacy, what he finds so passionate and exciting about triathlon that he wants to share with the world, and we go over some funny stories, motivational stories, and even go over some motivational key takeaways that we can all learn from and incorporate into our triathlon training as well as our daily lives.

It’s an excellent podcast today so sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode!

Bob Babbitt is an endurance athlete, author, magazine publisher, marketer, promoter and the host of Babbittville Radio. Bob has been inducted into the Ironman Triathlon Hall of Fame and the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. Bob co-found the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) which helps people worldwide with physical challenges compete in sports and he shares his experiences with his friend and legendary comedian and actor, Robin Williams, who was an avid CAF supporter.