Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, & The Greatest Race Ever Run (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
I love the sport of triathlon and am training for my first Ironman. I loved this book. I'm not sure if it would appeal to someone outside the sport but if you want to read a real story about the human will and overcoming obstacles, I don't think you can do better than this book. I found it one of those stories you don't want to read to quickly because you'll miss it when is over but at the same time you don't want it to end. Fortunately, it doesn't ever seem to end....I would have given this 5-stars if the book new when to end. It is a book about the 1989 Ironman yet had another 5 chapters following the race's conclusion. There were many natural places to end but it just keeps going add if the author was paid by the page. Iron War is easily the best triathlon book I've read and one of the best sports books in general. Being a triathlete who entered the sport well after this race, it was nice to get some background and history on a sport I participate in. However, the personalities of Mark and Dave (which are well developed, creating rounded characters by Matt Fitzgerald) and the amazing performance they put together in October 1989 makes a great read that anyone can enjoy.Fitzgerald balances the book well by switching between narrative of the race and the events leading up to it along with discussions of human limits of performance and psychological aspects of training and racing. The book was longer than I expected, but the additional "side chapters" of the book add more than just filler.Overall, the book tells a great true story that inspiring to read.
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