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1 week ago | 
tri247.com | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
From the 76-year-old record holding runner with the VO2 max of a 20-year-old. To the incredible over-80s still tearing it up at IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships. The world of endurance sport has shown us time and time again that age can be just a number. But the older we get, the more care and attention we need to pay to how we’re training and recovering to ensure we’re setting ourselves up for longevity later in life.
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3 weeks ago | 
tri247.com | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
Running a marathon on its own is a huge challenge. But tagging the 26.2 mile run on to the end of a 2.4 mile swim and a 112 mile bike ride takes things to the next level. And as we’ve seen time and time again, in the PRO fields and age-group races alike. Being able to run a strong marathon off the bike can be the difference between golden glory and bitter disappointment. So what can you do in training to prepare yourself for the Ironman marathon?
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1 month ago | 
tri247.com | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
The most important kickoff race in North America is IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside. It’s always the first test of the year to see how the winter training is working. And now with the IRONMAN Pro Series in its second year, it was indeed a big deal this past weekend. As always, speculation about which pros would turn up the volume occupied every conversation in the days leading up to the start. But results are much more lasting and revealing that talk.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
The great philosopher Groucho Marx once said: “There are only two things you can start without a plan: a riot and a family. For everything else, you need a plan.”These words came to mind while listening to the Chancellor during her Spring Statement last week. The Chancellor has acknowledged the reality of the UK’s challenges and just how hard it will be to stimulate growth. However, nine months since coming to power, I’m not clear on the Government’s detailed plan for achieving growth.
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1 month ago | 
whichcar.com.au | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
Which recovery board will save the day when you're stuck in sand, mud, snow, or the rocky stuff? 1 Apr 2025, 11:49 am Gallery 22 This article was originally published in 2016Getting ‘unstuck’ from a bog hole, sand trap or from being bellied out in the rocks is an art. Sure, winches are great, but there are times when they can’t be used.
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1 month ago | 
whichcar.com.au | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
Whether in steep country, desert country or down at the beach, this new Runva winch will keep this HiLux out of strife 18 Mar 2025, 02:41 pm Gallery 24 Runva winches have graced two of my previous 4x4s. And while I perused the market to see what else was available this time, as every prospective buyer should, once I got wind of the brand’s newly released Expedition series, I saw no reason not to give the nod to the 11,000lb version for my HiLux.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
tri247.com | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
Very few people will ever feel what it is like to lead the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. Six-time winner Mark Allen looks back to a famous day in 1993 and what went through his mind en route to more glory in Hawaii. Kona 1993. I was the defending IRONMAN World Champion. I was sitting on a string of four consecutive titles in Hawaii that started with the forever epic Iron War in 1989 against Dave Scott. At the press conference prerace I was asked what it was like for me to be defending.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
tri247.com | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
My professional triathlon career spanned 15 years. During that time, I literally logged thousands and thousands of hours of swimming, cycling and running. Getting as fit as possible took priority over just about everything else. I minimized distractions, maximized recovery and sought out the very best advice and guidance to help me with one singular goal: to be the best in the world. I had a gift. My genetic toolbox was optimized to be a triathlete. Other sports?
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
whichcar.com.au | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
Given the remote use this HiLux will be used for, along with the daily bump and grind, I opted for preventative maintenance over an emergency trackside dramathat could be caused by an overheated and damaged engine. Given Terrain Tamer’s penchant for manufacturing products that are better than OE parts, I’ve opted to try the company’s heavy-duty aluminium radiator.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
whichcar.com.au | Mark Allen |Mark Van Allen
Plus, for many, that factory traction control system is more than adequate for most situations that most people find themselves in when driving off-road. But with older 4x4s, like my 2013 HiLux, the electronic devices are left wanting, to the point of being almost worthless. This makes the aftermarket diff lock the best tool for any off-road job where one hundred percent drive is needed. I went with the Terrain Tamer ELocker option on the rear diff only.
