What It Takes (2006)

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How it feels

This documentary follows four elite triathletes for a year as they train for the 2005 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. It shows the extreme physical and mental effort required to compete in one of the most grueling endurance events.

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What happens

What It Takes is a documentary film directed by Peter Han that follows four elite Ironman triathletes through a year of training and preparation in advance of the 2005 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. The film was shot digitally in native 16:9 widescreen using Panasonic AJ-SDX900 camcorders in 24 frames per second. Filming began in November 2004 and completed in February 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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