possibility of returning home an iron man champion. the iron man is the holy grail. everybody wants to win that iron man. it s october 1997 in kona, hawaii. sian welch and wendy ingraham are friends and competitors. both are professional triathletes, and among the year s strongest contenders. i put a huge effort into the event for 97. it was like, i think on paper i can win this. for the first time i really believed i could win the hawaii ironman. i just saw a glow in her eyes. she was in probably the best head space that i had seen her in years. the day begins in the water where wendy promptly sets a new women s swim record. she expects to lose her lead
in the end, for some, the sweet taste of victory. for others, the sharp pain of defeat. and for a handful of elite professional athletes, the possibility of returning home an iron man champion. the iron man is the holy grail. everybody want to win that iron man. it s october 1997 in kona, hawaii. sian welch and wendy ingraham are professional triathletes and among the year s strongest contenders. i put a huge effort into the event for 97. i think on paper i can win this. for the first time i really believed i could win the hawaii ironman. i just saw a glow in her eyes. she was in probably the best head space that i had seen her in years. the day begins in the water where wendy promptly sets a new women s swim record.
strongest contenders. i put a huge effort into the event for 97. i think on paper i can win this. for the first time i really believed i could win the hawaii ironman. i just saw a glow in her eyes. she was in probably the best head space that i had seen her in years. the day begins in the water where wendy promptly sets a new women s swim record. she expects to lose her lead during the bike ride, but it doesn t happen. and i was just like, what s wrong? am i here, is this the right day? are they still racing? did they crash. all these thoughts were going through my mind because no one had caught me yet. i was on cloud nine and i was just like, i think i might actually do it this time.
iron man champion. the iron man is the holy grail. everybody want to win that iron man. it s october 1997 in kona, hawaii. sian welch and wendy ingraham are professional triathletes and among the year s strongest contenders. i put a huge effort into the event for 97. i think on paper i can win this. for the first time i really believed i could win the hawaii ironman. i just saw a glow in her eyes. she was in probably the best head space that i had seen her in years. the day begins in the water where wendy promptly sets a new women s swim record. she expects to lose her lead during the bike ride, but it
professional athletes, the possibility of returning home an iron man champion. the iron man is the holy grail. everybody want to win that iron man. it s october 1997 in kona, hawaii. shawn well much and wednesday wendi ingram are professional triathletes and among the year s strongest contenders. i put a huge effort into the event for 97. i think on paper i can win this. for the first time i really believed i could win the hawaii ironman. i just saw a glow in her eyes. she was in probably the best head space that i had seen her in years. the day begins in the water where wendy promptly sets a new women s swim record.