Episode #44: Interview with Mark Allen - Triathlon Legend, Author, and Coach

The Primal Kitchen Podcast

Mark Sisson & Morgan Zanotti

Fitness, Entrepreneur, Sisson, Parenting, Health, Wellness, Weightloss, Primal, Paleo, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2014

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Host Brad Kearns catches up with Mark Allen, the greatest triathlete in history, who has a record six victories at the Hawaii Ironman and ten victories at the Nice, France World Long Course Championship. Today, he is a popular triathlon coach at MarkAllenCoaching.com, TV commentator, corporate speaker, author, and presenter of “Fit Soul, Fit Body” retreats with Brant Secunda, a Huichol shaman and healer.

First, Mark talks about the importance of releasing attachment to outcomes and being committed to the enjoyment and appreciation of the process. He discusses how, after a series of unfortunate setbacks, Mark’s first victory in 1989 precipitated five Ironman attempts before he retired at the top of his game at age 39.

Mark talks about balancing the pursuit of extreme endurance goals with maintaining health and how research on Heart Rate Variability has been a great breakthrough in monitoring stress and planning training.

Mark and Brad discuss the importance of sleep when training and Mark elaborates on how he was able to live a normal, laid back lifestyle once his grueling training sessions or competitive seasons were over.

Finally, they discuss how Mark has released a book called The Art of Competition, which blends stunning nature photography with inspirational quotes chosen by Mark for their significance to competitors seeking a healthy perspective and inspiration to pursue athletic goals.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Primal Blueprint Podcast, featuring fresh and lively commentary on all things Primal,
0:06.7	including Q&A sessions with Primal Blueprint founder, Mark Sisson.
0:11.3	Special guest interviews hosted by Mark Sisson in conversations with Primal Blueprint authors and other health and fitness experts.
0:19.7	The show is presented by damage control, master formula,
0:23.3	the world's most potent multivitamin, mineral, antioxidant, anti-aging supplement,
0:28.9	available at primal blueprint.com.
0:32.6	Past episodes are available for download
0:34.7	or to review written summaries at blog.
0:37.2	com.
0:40.3	And now here's your host, Brad Kearns.
0:44.3	Welcome listeners to another edition of the Primal Blueprint podcast, and today we have Mark Allen with us.
0:51.3	And if you're not familiar with the sport of triathlon you know that
0:56.0	Mark Sisson and myself have that long history in the sport and we're talking to the greatest
1:01.5	triathlet of all time and it's such a privilege to get you on the podcast Mark. I thought you were
1:07.4	the greatest triathlet of all time. I guess I got that wrong. I don't know.
1:12.2	Well, as the quote goes, the older we get, the faster we were.
1:16.6	And offline, we were talking about how impressive our performances were way, way back when.
1:23.0	So it is true.
1:24.3	I mean, you know, it's a marvel.
1:27.2	And in your case, for those listeners,
1:29.9	unfamiliar with your career, the amount of work you accomplished and how hard you worked,
1:36.7	and of course the success you had too, but the whole package of what you did to be really one of
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