Mark Allen At The 1986 Hawaii Ironman

I’ve already done a post about the 1986 Triple Crown. But here’s some more stuff about Mark Allen at the Hawaii Ironman in 1986.

In fact it’s my first request post from a reader. Let me know if you’ve got a fetish race, athlete or period that you’d like me to research. Or join me on a podcast to dive deeper into the subject.

Mark got 2nd at Hawaii in 1986. Although he showed up only two days before the race. He wasn’t really supposed to be there. As he’d planned to focus on Nice. After too many disappointments in Kona.

Although Nice always offered good prize and appearance money, Hawaii was offering prize money for the first time in 1986. So after winning Nice two weeks earlier. And feeling good. Mark decided to tackle the Ironman too.

I like the Bell Stratos helmet. The Eyeshades. The Lake shoes. The Nike kit. Obviously. The Coke bottle behind the saddle. And the low-pro bars. Most pros wouldn’t be on Scott DH bars until May 1987.

Oh. And there’s a bonus photo of Dave below. Because it’s so good.

Images: Tri-Athlete (FR) Jan-Fev 1987