Dave Scott's Triathlon Training

When I first decided to start training for the Half-Ironman, I browsed through Amazon and ordered about 10 different books. This is absolutely one of my favorites.Dave Scott has won 6 Ironman World Championships since winning one of the earliest Ironmans in 1980. Yet surprisingly, he is quite gracious about his wins."Triathlon Training" has individual chapters on swimming, cycling, and running techniques uniquely suited for the triathlete. It offers a year-round training program and workout schedules for 3, 4, 5, and 6-day training weeks with the most effective intensity, speed, and duration for each workout.It covers nutrition and specific tips to get ready mentally for the race, preparing for transitions, and pacing yourself throughout the race.Frankly, my goal is simply to finish the race. Regardless of my time, Dave Scott's techniques have already helped to prepare me for Hawaii. His attitude and motivation helps prepare you for Life 101 as well.

Dave Scott's training methods have probably evolved since this book was published. Technology sure has developed also. So, you won't get any advice on how to use your power meter on the bike or your GPS on the run.Despite that, these methods would work for anyone. You will get faster using Scott's methods. I am not sure the book can give you his mental toughness, but at least you can get an idea of what he is thinking.Of course, if you could stick to his diet, you would be pretty awesome also. The guy was and is a machine.

You know the old saying, "if you want to learn something new read an old book" well that applies here. Some material is dated but the concepts, mental aspects of race approach, and layout of how-to is still spot on.

There is a reason that Dave Scott won so many triathlons. Eating figs, shaking your arms out, when to train, how to train, this book is full of great tips that have allowed me to improve my training and my race results

I love this book! For some reason I was sent two when I ordered one...but I'm not complaining!

Pretty good so far. Haven't finished reading it but it has a lot of detail about how to sent yourself up for success in triathlons.

If you're a beginner triathletetriathlete this is the first book you have to read.

a must read! still very valid (besides the tech bit).

everythink perfect ! In really good shape. According to conditons. Good packing. It took a lilte bit more time tnah arrived it but i understand. I live in Czech .-)

Mich fasziniert Dave Scott schon lange. Ich wollte verstehen, wie er mit "altem" Equipment, ohne Schwimmskin, ohne Aerohelm und 25.000EUR Carbon-Rennmaschine im Feinripp Zeiten erreichte, die noch heute sehr ordentlich wären.Naja, ich denke viele der Trainingsmethoden sind heute(zurecht) überholt, aber trotzdem kann man seine Form mit einigen seiner Ideen nachhaltig verbessern.Die Jungs und Mädels aus dem ortsansässigen Triathlon Verein überholt man damit nicht, man kann sie aber hier und da sicher ärgern!Dave Scott ist nicht der filigrane Wissenschaftler (wie Mark Allen), Scott ist eher der Brechstangen-typ.Trotzdem kann sich auch ein "Normalo" an den Plänen orientieren.

Un vero capolavoro vintage del triathlon e del training in generale. Già negli anni 80 si era detto e scritto tutto e Dave Scott è un vero precursore delle moderne tecniche di allenamento. Davvero bellissimo. In termini grafici e tipografici paga un po' il fatto di essere stato scritto e stampato negli anni '80, è davvero un po' più old fashionated ma un capolavoro da tenere in biblioteca

... habe ich nicht das Gefühl das mir viel gefehlt hat. Natürlich habe ich einige modernen Bücher gelesen, aber hier ist alles relevant drin. Ohne viel Drama wird man hier zum Ironman.

Un livre ancien qui prodiguait des conseils qui sont toujours d'actualité. Un must de l'entraînement en triathlon pour le triathlète amateur et on comprend que Dave était en avance sur son époque pour obtenir tous ses supers résultats et ses extraordinaires chronos sur la course à pied de l'Ironman.