But as a swimmer in high school and college I didn’t have the fluidity. I am tight in my shoulders and not so streamlined.īut my stroke is more adaptable to open water so I thrived there comparatively, and salinity always helped my body position. I swam seasonally but never swam year-round. I was the first all-American athlete in my high school. Then when water polo came around, I picked up that sport – I had good hands from basketball – and I became reasonably adept at it. It was really seasonal.Īnd I played other sports, like basketball and American football. I lived in a hot place, Davis, California, and I joined the local swim team. Were you always a cyclist and a runner? I know you have a strong swimming and water polo background, but how did you get into the other two sports?Īs a youth I wasn’t in the track club, and there were no cycling clubs. I had a deranged psyche and realized I could keep pushing myself! I’d always play these mental games by myself – I didn’t need to be pushed. Most of the time I could beat it I was always instilled with an athletic fire. There was a little overpass as I’d come into the town of Davis, and I thought that gave me an advantage, coming down that. I’d get on my bike as it would come by – I just had a 3 speed – and I’d wear a backpack with my books and just go as hard as I could. The bus would come by and do a loop around the housing area. Is it true that you raced your school bus to school in the 7th grade? Everyone’s a puzzle and I’m trying to make them better. I’ve always had that passion to help people. I thought it was just a side-line, not a profession, that I was going to be some kind of teacher-coach. People know me as an athlete but I’d like to be thought of as a teacher or coach – my dad, as a professor, must have planted that seed in me. People know me as the 6-time Ironman World Champion. Did my first race in ‘76, developed a passion for swim-bike-run and seemed to have a hidden ability to preserve. I’m a middle-aged guy who still tries to stay active. You don’t need much of an introduction but for those new triathletes that may not have heard of you, how would you introduce yourself? Members receive a free 12 week training plan, access to special programs and videos, discounts on Dave’s gear, priority registration for Dave’s camps and access to Dave via live webinars and the community forum with their membership. Dave would like to increase membership in 2020 to 1000 members.ĭave coaching a swim class at Flatirons Athletic Club in Boulder, Colorado, on Dec 18, 2019 The Dave Scott Triathlon Club is the exclusive high-performance community of 6x IRONMAN World Champion and Master Coach Dave Scott. If you want to work with Dave directly, he’s offering a free 12 week plan via the Dave Scott Triathlon Club (DSTC). That’s belowĪlso, find out what he’d say to Jan Frodeno’s face. He's a widely renowned motivational speaker, coach and author of the award winning of Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You and the highly inspiring Art of Competition.We caught up with Dave Scott to talk about his first triathlon, nutrition, and how he at 13 grilled cheese sandwiches in one sitting. Allen was inducted into the Ironman Triathlon Hall of Fame in 1997 and USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2011. He was named Triathlete of the Year six times by Triathlete magazine, and in 1997 Outside magazine tabbed him The World's Fittest Man. Over the course of his racing career, which ended in 1996, he maintained a 90% average in top-three finishes. He was undefeated in 10 trips to the Nice International Championships, and from 1988-1990 he put together a winning streak of 20 races. He has also excelled at the Olympic distance, winning the sport's inaugural World Championships in 1989 in Avignon, France, by more than a minute. He's a 6-Time Hawaii Ironman World Champion, Voted "The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time" by ESPN. Mark Allen is a living legend in the triathlon community.
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