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 doesn t happen.