Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson (born July 20, 1953) is an American fitness author, food blogger, and a former distance runner, triathlete and Ironman competitor.^[1]

Mark Sisson
Born	(1953-07-20) July 20, 1953 (age 72)
Alma mater	Williams College
Occupations	Triathlete, marathoner, author

Biography

Sisson was born in Maine and is the oldest of four siblings. He attended Williams College, where he was a pre-med candidate and earned a biology degree.^[2]

Sisson finished 4th in the February 1982 Ironman World Championship.^[3] In the 1970s, he was a record-setting runner for the Portland (Maine) Track Club.^[4] He had a top-5 finish in the 1980 U.S. National Marathon Championships and earned a qualifying spot for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials.^[2]

He is a follower of the paleo diet^[5] and markets his own version of it, called the "Primal Blueprint" diet.^[6] As part of this initiative, he started a food blog, "Mark's Daily Apple," in 2006 and has also written a number of diet and exercise books;^[7]

Sisson served for 15 years as chairman of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Anti-Doping Commission and as the ITU's liaison to the International Olympic Committee.^[3]

Primal Kitchen

In 2015, Sisson and Morgan Buehler co-founded Primal Kitchen, "an authentic, premium and growing brand that ... offer[s] health-conscious consumers the best possible choices in Condiments, Sauces, Dressings and Healthy Snacks." In 2018, Kraft Heinz announced a definitive agreement to acquire Primal Kitchen for approximately $200 million.^[8]

Peluva

In 2021, Sisson and his son, Kyle Sisson co-founded Peluva, a barefoot shoe brand.^[9]

Bibliography

• The Primal Blueprint (2009, ISBN 978-0982207703)
• The Primal Connection (2013, ISBN 978-0984755103)
• The New Primal Blueprint (2016, ISBN 978-1939563309)
• The Keto Reset Diet (2017, ISBN 978-1524762230)
• Primal Endurance (2015, ISBN 978-1939563088)
• Two Meals a Day (2021)