by Matt Fitzgerald, Bob Babbitt
Publication Date: October 1, 2011
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The 1989 Ironman® World Championship was the greatest race ever in endurance sports. In a spectacular duel that became known as the Iron War, the world's two strongest endurance athletes—and its fiercest rivals—raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles.
Driven by one of the most intense rivalries in sport, Dave Scott and Mark Allen raced shoulder to shoulder through Ironman’s 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race, and 26.2-mile marathon. After 8 punishing hours, they would cross the finish line just 59 seconds apart.
In Iron War, sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald writes a riveting epic about how Allen and Scott drove themselves and each other toward the most awe-inspiring race in sports history. Beyond its pulse-pounding race story, Iron War is a fascinating exploration of two men possessed by an unquenchable desire to succeed—one a master of pure will, the other plagued by self-doubt.
Weaving an examination of mental toughness into a gripping tale of athletic adventure, Iron War is a soaring narrative of two champions and the showdown that forced one to master his inner demons and left the other devastated and unable to forgive his loss.
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