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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 ...

Used the open door policy to talk to their managers about a living wage. i wonder what that would look like. how about that open door? what's in your head space? >> i work full-time for the largest company in the world. i was wondering if you guys could pay me enough to buy things like, for example, food. >> we passed out some literature on how walmart employees could apply for food stamps. i like you. you got some funny ideas, but i do detect a very high level of stress. what would you say is your current level of satisfaction with your kitchen life? >> my what?

It's cross cultural. we spend a lot of time looking at the things that change and money matters a great deal. no one denies that. but it was interesting that across communities and world, that idea, more time which apparently for the reasons tour'e was touching on anecdotally and really a think of getting tired so to speak, they are putting more time into the first born. >> your mind share gets broken down. when you have one child you put everything into that child -- >> then when you have the second one -- >> your head space is divided. you never have this single minded focus on the second on...

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 ...

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...