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After Mark and Dave, who are the next great Iron Rivals?
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Dave Scott raced the Ironman in Hawaii eight times between 1980 and 1989, won six times, and finished second twice. His greatest race may have been in 1986 when his 50:53 was the fastest swim of the day, his 4:48:32 was the fastest bike ride of the day and his 2:49:11 was the fastest run of the day. His final time of 8:28:37 was also the new course record.
I sat down with Dave to go through his amazing career at a Q&A for the Triathlon Club of San Diego.
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"In those races where I fell apart, I saw the darkest parts of myself, the parts of myself that were not strong, that were weak, where expectation did not meet reality. I’ve looked inside there and I’ve seen some things inside myself. Until you do that I think it’s difficult when you come up against the wind, the heat, the humidity, the other racers who are at their top. Until you face those fears, until you look at them, you don’t move to the other side of that fear where the real power is."
Once Mark broke through and won in 1989, with a 2:40:04 marathon that still holds as the fastest ever in Kona, he kept on winning: in '90, '91, '92, '93, and '95.
Mark Allen joined me for a wide-ranging Q&A that took us from the very beginning of his career, to his disappointments in Kona, his breakthrough at the classic IronWar race in 1989, and his final race –and victory– in 1995 where he overcame a seemingly insurmountable 13 minute deficit.
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They shared the greatest race in Ironman history 27 years ago. Mark Allen and Dave Scott came on Breakfast with Bob from Kona to talk about IronWar. After all their years of battles, there are lots of laughs now for these two fierce competitors.
Watch the interview here.
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It’s my favorite all-time topic and my favorite all-time rivalry: Dave Scott vs. Mark Allen.
