Ben Hoffman just announced that he will not be racing the Ironman World Championship this year. After a bike crash early in the season at Cape Epic, he has been fighting a season long battle just to get healthy again.
Andrew Messick, Ironman triathlon finisher, and now in his 8th year as CEO of the World Triathlon Corporation, joined us on Breakfast with Bob. We talked about the growth of Ironman, the challenge of providing a consistent and positive race experience at all of their races, and the addition of th...
Tim remains the last American male to win the Ironman World Championship, winning back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2002. Tim makes his Breakfast with Bob in Kona debut, and it was very special to get to chat with him about the challenge of winning back-to-back titles.
Thiago Vinhal finished thirteenth here last year and the young man from Brazil seemed to embrace the moment. He is solid across the board and after a third place at Ironman Brazil this year, he is ready for a move into the top ten.