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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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 s...