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IRONMAN Hall of Fame in attendance here in Kona. From L-R @fernandakelleroficial @babbittville @crowiealexander @markallengrip Karen Smyers, Cheri Gruenfeld, @michellie_jones @ironmanvoice by @markallengrip

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Massive thanks to @markallengrip @babbittville @zootsports @quintanarootri for helping us fill the Tri Bar with fantastic memorabilia from the 1980s to celebrate that formative decade in our sport’s history. Come on down if you’re on the Big Island this week…🌴 taken in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii by @markallengrip

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The first athlete I ever called across an IRONMAN World Championship finish line was Mark Allen, and that day still feels like a Hollywood script to both of us. The six-time IRONMAN World Champion joined me to talk about a wide-open men’s race in #kona. Listen to the full show via link in bio.

#triathlon #ironmanworldchampionship by @markallengrip

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Four former world champions. One start line. And one of the deepest women’s fields Kona has ever seen. 🌺

On this episode of Find Your Finish Line, six-time IRONMAN champion Laura Siddall breaks down the women’s race before covering the action herself from the back of a motorbike.

Then six-time IRONMAN World Champion Mark Allen shares what separates the athletes who rise when the race stops going according to plan, and why the hardest things we earn are often the things that stay with us for life.

Laura also has powerful advice for every age grouper heading to the island, and really, for anyone preparing for a big moment:

Trust the work. Be ready to adapt. And keep moving forward.

🎧 Catch the full conversation with Laura Siddall and Mark Allen on the latest episode of Find Your Finish Line via link in bio. by @markallengrip

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6 days ago

by @markallengrip

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No matter where we are in time, we are standing on top of everything that came before us. Today is already creating tomorrow, and behind today are thousands of yesterdays, each adding something to the foundation beneath our feet.

I felt that this past weekend in Pontevedra, Spain, watching the World Triathlon Grand Finals. Over four days, 4,500 athletes raced across a wide range of categories, each contributing another small chapter to a story that has been unfolding for decades.

The elite races were extraordinary. Cassandre Beaugrand stretched the limits of what we thought was possible, while Matt Hauser’s sprint to victory was a pure expression of courage and commitment. But what stayed with me most wasn’t any single performance. It was the realization of how much had been built.

Athletes, organizers, sponsors, cities, coaches, volunteers and fans have all given something to this sport. That is how history usually works, not through one person or one moment, but through thousands of contributions layered on top of one another.

Triathlon today looks nothing like it did decades ago. Power meters, aerodynamic helmets, super shoes, advanced nutrition and endless data have transformed the sport. But underneath all of that is something much simpler. People showed up, raced, experimented, failed, succeeded and came back to try again. Some became champions. Most did not. But everyone added something.
Every generation inherits a foundation from the one before it and then builds on it. Someone breaks a barrier, and the next generation grows up believing that barrier never existed. Someone races faster, trains differently or asks a question no one had thought to ask. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the sport moves forward.

Maybe that is one of the greatest rewards in sport. Not simply being remembered for what you accomplished, but knowing that what one generation did may help the next believe something greater is possible.

And the story will keep moving forward.

#triathlontraining by @markallengrip

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9 days ago

For years, Mark Allen had chased Dave Scott in Kona.

In 1987, everything changed.

For the first time, Dave faced the possibility of losing to Mark on the island. And Mark could finally see the victory he had spent years pursuing.

Then, just when it seemed within reach, his body gave way.
Dave came back. Mark kept going.

He finished second. Then he went to the hospital.

Two extraordinary rivals. Two very different experiences of the same race. And a moment neither would forget.

It is precisely here that Kings of Kona – Volume I comes to an end.

Not with the resolution of their rivalry, but with one of its most defining chapters.

Because after 1987, the question was no longer whether Mark Allen was capable of beating Dave Scott.

He had come close enough to see it.

The question was whether he could find the strength to try again.

1987 — ALMOST BROKEN.

The Road to Ironwar continues. by @markallengrip

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10 days ago

The best coaches understand that there is always more to learn.

New athletes bring new challenges.

New research brings new perspectives.

Every season brings new lessons.

Great coaching means staying curious, continuing to develop your knowledge, and always looking for ways to better serve your athletes.

Because the best coaches don’t just help athletes improve.

They keep improving, too.

#TriathlonCoach #EnduranceCoaching #CoachEducation #CoachDevelopment #ESCI by @markallengrip

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14 days ago

What an honour. A privilege. An experience I will never forget. So many amazing people. Such an unreal week in Nice.

Epic Throwback Thursday post!

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Me at the VIP Reception.

P2:
Finally meeting the lovely @liv_mcculla who first invited me to Nice and looked after me all week.

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Talking to the CEO of @rokamultisport Michael about all things swimming and all the amazing athletes they support.

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Having my first conversation with my triathlon hero @babbittville . I nearly cried when I met him. Nearly cried when he invited me to be on Breakfast With Bob!!

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Flabbergasted to meet the @ironmantri GOAT, @markallengrip - I was in shock. I couldn’t speak, asked for a photo instead! Such a nice man. Humble. LEGEND!

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Interviewed by the boys from @slowtwitch and have to say, Ben and Kevin were unbelievable to work with. So professional and so much fun had by all!

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@lorensearss joined me for the Welcome Banquet. Styled by my man @cheeseman290892 @slatermenswear Norwich.

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I had the youngest male athlete at the race, staying in my hotel! @dylanholm07 you’re an incredible young man and a wonderful ambassador for South Africa.

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Me and Bob on Breakfast With Bob!!

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I got a BWB cap! I got the cap!!

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Talking on the Ironman Athlete Ambassadors panel on the main stage. Humbling to hear from @meganldaviss @marinlle @gschaeferundefined @zuck_cattle . Such amazing athletes and ambassadors for triathlon.

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Straight off stage and grabbed by @hemingtim for a chat for his podcast. We had a fantastic chat!!

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Couldnt leave the Banquet of Champions without asking the fabulous @joanne.murphy for a photo. Jo looked after me on Wednesday night, led the panel talk on Friday and was always happy to chat with me. She was the voice of the championships with @paul.kaye - they worked so hard all week. Jo is fantastic!

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Some way to finish my championships by meeting the new champ, @hayden_wilde - such a gentleman. Such an athlete.

Again, styled by @cheeseman290892 and @slatermenswear Norwich.

What a week. My motivation to get to another World Champs!

#IronmanTriathlon #AnythingIsPossible #ExperienceOfALifetime #TriathlonCoach #RobSears taken in Nice Côte d'Azur by @markallengrip

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15 days ago

➡️ Time and Laundry

I’m good at getting things done fast. I made a living doing exactly that.

Get from the start line to the finish line faster than everyone else, and you win.

That mindset teaches you to notice wasted motion and anything that slows progress. But sometimes that strength becomes a blind spot.

Traveling through Europe, I needed to do laundry. I found a laundromat 15 minutes from my hotel. Perfect.

Except it was coins only.

Back to the hotel for cash. Then out again to find coins.

Thirty more minutes gone.

Wasted time.

Or was it?

While my clothes spun, I noticed the man sitting next to me. No phone. No stress. No urgency. He simply sat there and waited.

Time was doing exactly what time does.

I realized I’ve felt that same thing in races, when the mile markers disappear and you become completely absorbed in the moment.

No future to chase. No past to analyze.

Just now.

Sometimes the goal isn’t to control time.

Sometimes it’s to surrender to it.

Maybe winning is simply slowing down long enough to experience the journey.

For the full version please read markallengrip.substack.com

#triathlontraining #ironmantraining by @markallengrip

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16 days ago

Mark Allen lo llama **“The True Heroes”**.

Y no habla de los ganadores.
Ni de los récords.
Ni de quienes cruzan la meta cuando todavía está todo lleno de público.

Habla de los que siguen ahí fuera cuando cae la noche, cuando desaparecen los aplausos, cuando las calles se vacían y solo queda una cosa: **seguir avanzando**.

Porque en un IRONMAN llega un momento en el que nadie puede ayudarte.

Cada brazada.
Cada pedalada.
Cada paso.

Da igual si tardas 8 horas o 16.

La verdadera resistencia aparece cuando ya no hay cámaras, música ni gente empujándote. Cuando tienes que encontrar tú mismo una razón para dar el siguiente paso.

Una reflexión de **Mark Allen** que merece la pena recordar:

**el crono mide el tiempo, pero no siempre mide la grandeza.**

¿Estás de acuerdo?
¿Tiene incluso más mérito quien pelea hasta el final durante 15 o 16 horas?

👇 Te leemos.

#LiveToTriathlon #IRONMAN #Triatlon #Triathlon #LongDistanceTriathlon by @markallengrip

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19 days ago

1986 looked like another Dave Scott victory.
For Mark Allen, it was something more

Two weeks earlier, he had won Nice for the fifth straight time. In Kona, he finally completed the marathon without falling apart and finished second — his best result in Hawaii so far.

But seven minutes still separated him from Dave.

And perhaps that was the real lesson.

Kona could not be treated like just another race.

If Allen wanted to beat Dave Scott in Hawaii, he would eventually have to build an entire season around one day.

1986 didn’t change the winner 👑

It changed the question 🧩 by @markallengrip

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