The impression back then was that it would just be a matter of me pulling up the winning formula and doing it one more time. Part of that recounting will help you understand why it was “The Race That Almost Never Happened”. Dave Scott and Mark Allen will share their personal journeys in detail. This series reveals for the first time the dramatic set of events leading up to the 1989 IRONMAN World Championship. Each man grappled with personal challenges and setbacks in training that no one has ever heard about before on the public stage. However, the year leading up to that incredible matchup was comprised of countless moments where everything hung in the balance. Their epic battle was seen by many as something that happened on one particular day. Everyone else was playing catchup from that day forward. Dave set the standard for the rest of the world to follow starting with his first victory in 1980. Both are 6-Time IRONMAN Triathlon World Champions. There were an incredible number of cascading circumstances that enabled Scott Molina to become the champion in 1988 while at the same time staving off another confrontation on the lava between Mark Allen and Dave Scott.ĭave Scott and Mark Allen have both set standards and carved out incredible histories at the IRONMAN World Championship. There were an untold number of micro-events that had to take place for Kathleen McCartney and Julie Moss to wind up within steps of each other at the finish line in 1982. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.Looking back at the history of IRONMAN and the classic battles that took place there it can seem like there was no question that the moments we all remember were unquestionably going to happen. Foreword Reviews only recommends books that we love. No fee was paid by the publisher for this review. The publisher of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. Offering anecdotal information is Bob Babbitt, credited as being “triathlon’s unofficial ambassador and spokesman.” These coaches guide the reader to a satisfying finish.ĭisclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. But the author lends his extensive background covering triathlons, having written seventeen books on endurance sports. This sport doesn’t surrender its secrets willingly. “Mark surges smoothly with him, thinking, ‘If I go down, let me take him with me.’ “ “A runner up ahead is like a terrible itch that can only be relieved by a quick overtaking,” the author writes about Scott as he spots a runner ahead of him. Both Scott and Allen emerge as two wolves running neck-and-neck, viewing lesser contestants as helpless prey they hunt down as temporary entertainment. The author explores the two rivals’ psyches to uncover the personal demons that make them push their bodies to the breaking point. This book chronicles Allen’s training regimen and race strategy as he confronts Scott, a personality driven to ensure that the crown stays with him one more year. Challenger Mark Allen, winner of several other triathlons himself, but never the big one, wants 1989 to be his big year. The undisputed champion, Dave Scott, is the man to beat. The Hawaii-based Ironman, the most grueling and longest, with a 2.4-mile swim in the open sea, pedaling a bicycle 112 miles throughout winding hillsides, and finishing with a 26.2-mile marathon run across stifling lava fields, quickly becomes the most formidable challenge-and the most-prized victory. Triathlons, in their infancy in the 1980s, were a curiosity for the hardier sort wanting to test his endurance and pain threshold by combining swimming, bicycling, and running. But the author eases readers into the nuances of the sport, capturing imaginations with a satisfying study of two exceptional athletes and what makes them tick. Writing an entire book about an esoteric athletic event, the 1989 Ironman triathlon, could be a daunting task. Dave Scott, Mark Allen & the Greatest Race Ever Run
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