169 minutes of people willingly torturing themselves in paradise. You'll cry. You'll question your life choices. You'll maybe do a 5K.
Since its inception in 1978, the IRONMAN World Championship has demonstrated not only the unrivaled physical ability and enduring drive of the top endurance athletes in the world but also some of the most impactful stories from the age-group athletes who compete alongside them. In 1991, IRONMAN began to package these stories into a documentary format, which has aired on broadcast television and streaming services every year since. This year’s IRONMAN World Championship special is no different. 2023 will chronicle one of triathlon’s pinnacle events, which, for the first time in the iconic event’s 45-year history, was hosted in two separate locations: the men in Nice, France, and the women in Kona, Hawaii.
Production
Dual-location format captures Mediterranean and Pacific beauty
Direction
45 years of storytelling expertise shows in emotional pacing
Editing
Juggles elite drama with age-group gut-punch moments
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2023 split was forced by Kona's extreme heat and overcrowding concerns after years of athlete complaints.
IRONMAN's annual documentary format, dating to 1991, essentially invented modern endurance sports storytelling before Netflix got obsessed with it.
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