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FREE IRON WAR: DAVE SCOTT, MARK ALLEN & THE GREATEST RACE EVER RUN PDF Matt Fitzgerald,Bob Babbitt | 320 pages | 01 Nov 2011 | VELOPRESS | 9781934030776 | English | Boulder, United States Iron War – VeloPress Iron War is a riveting epic about how Mark Allen and Dave Scott drove themselves and each other through the most awe-inspiring race in Ironman triathlon history. After 8 punishing hours, both men would demolish the previous record—and cross the finish line a mere 58 seconds apart. In his new book Iron Warsports journalist Matt Fitzgerald writes a riveting epic about how Allen and Scott drove themselves and each other through the most awe- inspiring race in sports history. Weaving an examination Mark Allen & the Greatest Race Ever Run mental resolve into a gripping tale of athletic adventure, Iron War is a soaring narrative of two champions and the paths that led to their stunning final showdown. Iron War paperback Paperback with color photosections. By the end of Iron War: Dave Scott story, [triathletes] will feel like [they] personally know the athletes, raced side-by-side with them, and understands the amazing contribution they made to the sport. Iron War delves into the vastly different personalities and psyches of these two iconic athletes and presents an anatomy of mental toughness that both men shared. The telling of this story gives insight into the race far beyond what we could see on the ABC special…or on YouTube today. And for that reason alone, [ Iron War ] was one I could not put down. Shipping Dimensions: 6. Preview book. Search for:. Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, & the Greatest Race Ever Run by Matt Fitzgerald Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Iron War: Dave Scott to Book Page. Preview — Iron War by Matt Fitzgerald. Bob Babbitt. In a spectacular duel that become known as the Iron War, the world's two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling miles. Driven by one of the fiercest rivalries in triathlon, Dave Scott and Mark Allen raced shoulder to shoulder through the Ironman 2. After 8 punishing hours, both men would demolish the previous record—and cross the finish line just 58 seconds apart. The race would redefine the limits of human endurance and the role of mental toughness in sports. In his new book Iron Warsports journalist Matt Fitzgerald writes a riveting epic about how Allen and Scott drove themselves and each other through the most awe-inspiring race in sports history. Iron War goes beyond the pulse-pounding race story to offer a fascinating exploration of the lives of the world's two toughest men and their unquenchable desire to succeed. Weaving an examination of mental resolve into a gripping tale of athletic adventure, Iron War is a soaring narrative of two champions and the paths that led to their stunning final showdown. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published October 1st by Velo Press first published September 28th More Details Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Iron Warplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Inspiring book about one of the greatest ironman races, by two of its greatest champions. I found this very helpful to better understand the sport, and the mindsets of some of its champions. While this is not uncommon in publishing, it did make me read some of the characterizations of them with an open mind. For instance, he stron Inspiring book about one of the greatest ironman races, by two of its greatest champions. And to get it out of the way, yes I knew that Dave Scott and Mark Allen had jointly posted a letter objecting that the book was inaccurateand shouldn't be published. For instance, he strongly painted Mark Allen & the Greatest Race Ever Run as being manic depressive. However their objections don't seem based on the book getting anything major wrong, so I think it's still a good telling of an amazing story, and recommended. One of my biggest takeaways is that Ironman is a crazy hard distance. Well duh! But massive respect to those who can train enough to finish let alone race such distances. Dave and Mark and top athletes had to make this their job, working out hours per week - which is an insane time commitment. But it was interesting to read about some of the approaches to training and endurance racing that the book describes. For instance, Allen using Phil Maffetone's go slower to go faster low heartrate focus on aerobic workouts, was very interesting, and I Iron War: Dave Scott more to learn about that. There were also some good tidbits like Iron War: Dave Scott, that I've read bits about before but were interesting to see: "Only accelerations in the anterior-posterior AP plane are strongly associated with running economy. The runners with the smallest accelerations in this plane are the most efficient, regardless of their degree of bounciness or whatever else is going on with their stride. This makes sense when you consider that a runner who exhibits large accelerations in the AP plane is a runner who slows down and speeds up quite a bit from stride to stride, even while trying to hold a steady pace. The greatest source of energy waste in running is the braking that occurs when a foot makes contact with the ground. Those runners who brake the least when a foot lands spend the least energy trying to get back up to speed when pushing off the ground. It makes no difference what the specific change is. When you make a conscious change to your stride, your brain becomes more actively focused on your running. And forcing it always reduces control entropy. This makes sense when I think about it, because I feel just as tired Iron War: Dave Scott the end of a 3 mile run as at the end of a 7 mile run, and the difference is likely just my brain wanting to be done. As he worked his way through the set, Dave swam faster and faster. But he also made the rest periods shorter and shorter. Plenty of other swimmers would do one or the other—either increase the tempo of the intervals or reduce the rest periods between them. Dave did both. He thought it was a good idea to practically cripple himself with fatigue before attempting his fastest Mark Allen & the Greatest Race Ever Run. Jun 13, Leslie Doll rated it liked it. I started reading this book without being aware of the letter Dave Scott and Mark Allen wrote, protesting the book. I read it anyway; I generally don't allow peer pressure to sway my decision as to whether or not to read a book. Isn't reading a study in critical thinking? Anyway, I digress. I enjoyed some Iron War: Dave Scott of the book more than others; Iron War: Dave Scott for its insights on mental toughness and training. But I had mixed feelings, especially regarding the author and his comments about the Hoyt racin I started reading this book without being aware of the letter Dave Scott and Mark Allen wrote, protesting the book. I've read many of Matt Fitzgerald's other books, including Racing Weight, as well as his articles in Triathlete magazine and other venues. I think he generally writes very well, so I wasn't prepared for the disjointedness of this book. Iron War: Dave Scott are so many threads, large and small. One about the race itself; one on the analysis of Dave and Mark; one on mental toughness Iron War: Dave Scott and a bunch of smaller ones. At times it was hard to follow Matt's train of thought. And then there's the letter from Dave Iron War: Dave Scott and Mark Allen regarding their feelings about the book. I've read the letter, and my impressions were that a they do have a legitimate complaint, however b they were cut out of the financial picture and c they were being a little thin-skinned unless there's something going on between the two of them and Matt that no one knows about. If one Googles the so-called lawsuit they filed against Matt - nothing Mark Allen & the Greatest Race Ever Run up. In any case, the book didn't take away from my admiration for these two incredible athletes. If anything, it made me respect them all the more. The description of the race, even knowing the outcome, is absolutely fascinating. It shows true grit, competition, fierceness, determination and creates the sensation of hot lava creating heat waves around you. This is where Matt's writing and hard work pays off and is the most exciting part of the book. You really feel like you were there along with them. Matt does a decent job of describing where Mark and Dave came from and the factors that made them the great athletes they are. The more Matt delved into their characters, however, the more I could see why they were bothered by the book and why they didn't collaborate with him. He made many sweeping judgments based on his own flaws and interpretation.