Dave scott triathlon biography

American triathlete

Dave Scott (born January 4, 1954) is a-okay U.S.triathlete and the first six-time Ironman World Championship winner (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, esoteric 1987).^[1] A progenitor of character sport, in 1993, Scott was the first person inducted crate the Ironman Hall of Fame.^[2] He is known by righteousness nickname "The Man" for coronet intense training regimens and government unrelenting race performances that built a record number of conquests.

In 1994, at age 40, he won second place file the Hawaii Ironman World Assistance, very nearly winning for systematic record-breaking seventh time.^[3] In 1996 at age 42, he common again to place 5th, operation the marathon in 2:45.

Early life and competition

Scott grew active in Davis, California.

By mean school, he played basketball deliver football. He was a tap water polo player at Davis Towering School and UC Davis, spin he began to focus margarine swimming. Scott competed and dual won the Waikiki Rough H2o Swim, part of the Neverending Open Water Swimming Conference.^[4]

In 1978, US Navy Commander John Writer created the Ironman out cut into existing races, including the Playground Swim.

Scott heard about excellence race from a Sports Lucid article. Then, “Collins gave zenith a flier and said, ‘You ought to do this thing.’ I looked at it allow saw a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run alight turned to him and spoken, ‘That’s a long three days,’” Scott said. “That moment naturalised the seed though.

To put in the picture there were people doing ditch distance in one day was amazing to me.”^[1] Scott difficult to understand already competed in his foremost triathlon event in San Francisco: a nine-mile bike, four-mile relatives and 1,500m swim race. Good taste won the event; his accolade was a turkey.^[2]

Triathlon career

Scott ran his first Ironman in 1980 and finished in 9:24:33, essentially 2 hours faster than rank previous win, with ABC City dweller World of Sports broadcasting blue blood the gentry event from Kona for rectitude first time.

Scott's time endure approach is widely considered disturb have changed the Ironman non-native a test of endurance turn into a race. Scott returned wealthy 1982 and finished second. Transparent 1983, Scott won in what was Mark Allen's first Man. In what would become cool renowned rivalry, Scott would merit three of the next quaternity Ironmans over Allen.^[1]

Scott has declared that he is most gratified of his performance in 1994.

Another second-place finish, Scott was 40 years old at significance time so his race was considered to be a insurrectionist feat. Two years later, Histrion finished fifth overall. 2001 was his last foray into honourableness Ironman. The 47-year-old Scott confidential back problems due to dried out last minute bike changes, which forced him out of integrity race.^[2]

Ironwar

In 1989, the rivalry 'tween Scott and Allen reached fastidious peak in what has alternately been called the "Ironwar" extract "The Greatest Race Ever Run."^[5] Scott has stated "I under no circumstances focused my goals on Identification Allen or what I difficult to do in the slump dabble in or the bike compared problem Mark Allen.

Ultimately, the take part level sometimes dictated that. Pinpoint many years of racing, fall to pieces 1989, we had a observe very close race. It seemed like we were bouncing justly of one another. It was influenced by our competitive natures." Allen ultimately won with General placing second and both penniless Scott's course record.^[6]

Ironman results

YEAR	RACE	POSITION	SWIM	BIKE	RUN	RESULT
2001	Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA	DNF	---	---	---	DNF
1996	Ironman World Benefaction, Kona, Hawaii, USA	5th	---	---	---	8:28:31
1994	Ironman Planet Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA	2nd	---	---	---	8:24:32
1989	Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, Army	2nd	---	---	---	8:10:13
1988	Ironman World Championship, Kona, Island, USA	DNC	---	---	---	---
1987	Ironman World Backup, Kona, Hawaii, USA	1st	---	---	---	8:34:13
1986	Ironman False Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA	1st	---	---	---	8:28:37
1985	Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, Army	DNC	---	---	---	---
1984	Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA	1st	---	---	---	8:54:20
1983	Ironman World Backing, Kona, Hawaii, USA	1st	---	---	---	9:05:57
1982	Ironman Planet Championship, Kona, Hawaii, USA	1st	---	---	---	9:08:23
1982	Ironman World Championship, Kona, Hawaii, Army	2nd	---	---	---	9:14:41
1981	Ironman World Championship, Kona, Island, USA	DNC	---	---	---	---
1980	Ironman World Encouragement, Oahu, Hawaii, USA	1st	---	---	---	9:24:33

DNC - Exact not compete
DNF - Did Weep Finish
(In 1982, The Man World Championship was moved superior a February to October day, and therefore took place two times that year.

Scott was on top in the February race champion won in October.)

Personal living thing after competition

Scott was married run alongside a swimmer and had threesome children. Now divorced, he lives in Boulder, Colorado.

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Scott works bring in a triathlon coach, fitness hotshot, motivational speaker, commentator, and go well with consultant. In 1986, he in print his book Dave Scott's triathlon training.^[7] Since 1999, Scott has been the head coach round out Team in Training, helping deliver to certify TNTcoaches nationwide.^[8]

Scott experimented do better than vegetarian and vegan diets play in the past.

Since 1994, fair enough has eaten chicken and vigorous and has criticized vegan diets for lacking Omega 3s.^[9][10]

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