Inside Triathlon: Dave Scott’s Search For Meaning

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott trail running in Boulder, Colo. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott’s secret to aging gracefully is to keep the intensity up in his workouts. When he works out, he works out hard. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott’s secret to aging gracefully is to keep the intensity up in his workouts. When he works out, he works out hard. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott’s secret to aging gracefully is to keep the intensity up in his workouts. When he works out, he works out hard. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott’s secret to aging gracefully is to keep the intensity up in his workouts. When he works out, he works out hard. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott cycling: Exercise is a “morphine-like endorphin feeling to him,” he says. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott cycling: Exercise is a “morphine-like endorphin feeling to him,” he says. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott cycling: Exercise is a “morphine-like endorphin feeling to him,” he says. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott cycling: Exercise is a “morphine-like endorphin feeling to him,” he says. For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott lifting weights: The six-time Ironman world champion says he can still push himself as hard as ever. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott lifting weights: The six-time Ironman world champion says he can still push himself as hard as ever. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

For more on how Scott is finding a place for himself in the new age of triathlon, check out the Jan/Feb issue of Inside Triathlon, on newsstands now. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott still has lingering injuries from a cycling accident he endured in 2009, such as a still swollen finger. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

The accident shattered his left wrist, fractured and dislocated his left ring finger leaving a bone projecting through the skin, fractured his left ulna, shattered his left scapula, and caused a major hematoma to his right femur. Scott never lost consciousness. As he lay face-up on the street he thought, “Oh, God, I’m going to get so out of shape.” The six-time Ironman world champion says he can still push himself as hard as ever. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

The six-time Ironman world champion says he can still push himself as hard as ever. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

The six-time Ironman world champion says he can still push himself as hard as ever. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

The six-time Ironman world champion says he can still push himself as hard as ever. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

The six-time Ironman world champion says he can still push himself as hard as ever. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.

Scott at the pool: A successful coach before he was world champion, Scott now makes his living that way. Click here to subscribe to Inside Triathlon.