Final Surge Podcast

In 2012 ESPN called today’s guest the greatest endurance athlete of all time. Today we welcome Mark Allen to the Final Surge Podcast. Mark has been coaching online since 2001 and recently moved his training platform over to Final Surge. We talk about how he got into triathlons and what it was like in 1989 to break through and finally win his first Kona race.   How did you get started with endurance athletics 1968 Watching Olympics Fascinated with distance swim Joined the local swim team After college thought would be done with athletics then saw Ironman When was your first Ironman? October 1982 Dave Scott was in the race Came out of the water right behind Scott Halfway through bike was still with him Derailer broke and was forced out of the race What was your relationship with Dave Scott like? Intense rivalry Healthy rivalry where we respected each other as people and athletes 1989 things really started clicking for you, what changed in 1989 that made you so dominant? Was 0-6 in Ironman but knew had no