![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It would be the first of six Ironman titles in Hawaii, the last coming in 1995 at age 37. Unfortunately, Fitzgerald and VeloPress have reduced our 1989 test of wills on the Big Island to a flawed and sadly shaded depiction of its protagonists. Our hope is that you, as intelligent and discerning athletes, will know and remember our battle in 1989 for its grit, and use that as inspiration to explore and break through your own limits to find greatness in both your racing and in your personal lives. And if you do decide to read Iron War be prepared to wade through fiction, fantasy and fabrication. After competing and losing in the IRONMAN World Championship six times (often to Dave Scott), I emerged victorious in 1989, winning one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. This time-consuming request, however, was made without any offer to share the benefits that would be considered normal when one is asked to divulge a lifetime of detail.īut more importantly, by his refusal to have us be cooperative partners in the book, we had overwhelming concern that our stories, if told to him, would not be recounted with accuracy and, in the end, we did not participate in the project. The result of that decision: Fitzgerald has created an endless string of seemingly personal anecdotes that because of his deceptive writing style leave the reader with the perception that they came directly from our mouths. ![]() This a fun and fast read, and it will give you a hearty kick in the pants to head out the door and go for a swim, ride, or run.You should know that we were asked by Fitzgerald to provide in-depth background information about our personal lives and to deliver the exhaustive detail necessary to understand what made us tick as athletes. Particularly interesting are the stories of Mark Allen working to overcome the repeated disappointments of losing to Dave in previous editions of the race. Mark and Dave are putting together the story in their words. I am sitting in the back seat of a Ford Mustang convertible on the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway in the middle of the afternoon on Saturday Octo. Mark Allen and Dave Scott join Lance to discuss the 30th anniversary of their epic Iron War battle in 1989 at Kona. On his sixth attempt it finally happened. Neither Dave nor Mark have told this story from each of their perspectives. Mark Allen came to Kona five times trying to win the Ironman and to beat Dave Scott. Everyone has seen accounts of the race itself. With Dave Scott, a chief rival back in the day, he put together a 10-episode series about their epic race in 1989, when Allen finally beat Scott after finishing second to him in 1986 and. 4 Share 526 views 3 years ago Podcasts: Audio Only What a great honor to connect with two legends of triathlon on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the greatest triathlon race of all time and. He discusses mental toughness as a skill that can be developed with practice, and the anecdotes about how Dave Scott and Mark Allen pursued mental toughness in their training process and how it ultimately affected their race performance. This is the ninth of ten untold stories about the incredible moments of personal challenge and the decisions made that led to the 1989 side-by-side eight-hour battle between Dave Scott and Mark Allen. In addition to the entertaining blow-by-blow story of the race, the author Matt Fitzgerald weaves together several themes in the book, discussing the history of triathlon, the competitive history of these two men, as well as some interesting information on psychology and how much impact the brain has on endurance performance. Mark Allen is a legend and Icon in the triathlon and endurance world. The setting for this book is the 1989 Hawaii Ironman race between Dave Scott and Mark Allen that has become known as, as the title implies, the “Iron War.” This book would be an enjoyable read for anyone that enjoys stories about competition and rivalry, and especially enjoyable for any triathlete that has dreamed (heavy emphasis on dream) about competing for the win in Kona. ![]()
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