The Rise of Mark Allen

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Mark will reveal blow by blow what took him from six devastating setbacks in the Ironman World Championships in Kona to the first of his six World Championship victories on the Big Island.

MARK ALLEN, 6x Ironman World Champion has been called "The Greatest Triathlete of All Time" by Triathlete magazine and "The World's Fittest Man" by Outside magazine.

In this keynote Mark will reveal blow by blow what took him from six devastating setbacks in the Ironman World Championships in Kona to the first of his six World Championship victories on the Big Island. Mark will also describe in detail a day that has become known as one of the greatest battles ever in the history of sports, the 1989 "Iron War," and take you through the moments where he wanted to quit and how he overcame them to beat long-time rival and fellow triathlete legend, Dave Scott.

At the end Mark Allen answers audience questions:

• What is the best type of Ironman brick workout


• How Mark decided on retirement


• As an athlete retires, do they acquire aches and pains?


• Why humans are meant to move

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date: June 12, 2012