Who thinks this book is still the best available nearly 20 years on ? Why ?
Ross.
The chapter on racing remains one of the best that I’ve read. g
So its worth buying? Whats the name of it?
I wasnt really impressed with Mark Allens books.
The title isn’t too cryptic:
“DAVE SCOTT’S TRIATHLON TRAINING”
Found it on Amazon for $10.50, and the sections that are still applicable even 18 years later are those that describe the various components of a well thought-out training program. Focused training over buying new gear – my kinda guy…
Enjoy-
yes, Scott’s book is still the best available!
The newer guys like Joe Friel & Gordo Byrn have written alot of good stuff too but they are giving basically the same info that Dave wrote about almost 20 years ago. All the zone stuff and phase stuff is just re-labelling of what Dave wrote re: the HR training zones that Friel re-named and Gordo uses in his book. The only fdiffernece is they have the internet to get more people using their terms of reference and abbreviations.
What comes around, goes around.
Tim B
and Mark Allen’s book was a total waste of money!
Edward Burke’s “Precision Heart Rate Training” is a great one too!
Tim B
and for the really techno/physiology minded athlete “Lore of Running” by Tim Noakes is the be-all and end-all of info available to the athlete today.
Tim B
All the zone stuff and phase stuff is just re-labelling of what Dave wrote re: the HR training zones that Friel re-named and Gordo uses in his book.
Dave Scott’s book is definitely way ahead of it’s time and still has some great concepts that are timeless. however he does not address heart rate monitor training in this book. Heart rate monitors weren’t quite en vogue at that point. The training intensities he recomends are based off of time trials in each discipline. (1500 meter swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run) He has conversion charts which gives you training paces based off of the time trial data.
The chapter on racing remains one of the best that I’ve read. g
I didn’t like the chapter when he and his buddy did that one day race for the guy that died. Too sappy and predictable … Ooops, that was Tinley’s book.
Sorry, carry on.
I bought the book around 1987, and think it’s great.
I asked Dave some questions about his book during an Inside Tri chat session a few years ago.
He said some of the concepts he considered dated now - like his recommendation to ride a a low cadence - around 75rpms I think.
He also said he was writing another book, but alas, I haven’t heard anything about it.
yeah very good book, i like even better the book by sally edwards called Triathlon with like training with pros. I can find the complete name when i go home tonite. But it has all the greats plus some guys and their thoughts on training, a weekly training plan and other useful tidbits about things.
jeremyb
Dave’s book is definetly worth the read. I think the emphasis he puts on weight training has gone out of style, but for someone like me who drove a desk for way too long before becoming athletic, it’s worth reading how to get stronger. The parts about getting into and out of your toe straps and getting used to riding in the drops give good historical perspective on how the technology of the sport has evolved over time.
“Lore of Running” is also a great book. If you like the technical stuff, you’ll also like “Keep on Running.” Only problem is that it’s priced like a textbook, but I think it’s worth the money.
Lee