I just happened to stumble across this documentary on Amazon and by the end had to scoop my jaw off the floor. After watching 50 50 50 I realized even after accomplishing his goal he's still doing a triathlon every day of his life. 1. He's an amazing father and provides for his 5 kids. 2. He's an amazing husband loving and caring for his wife. 3. He's an amazing athlete and pushes his body and mind every day. This is a must watch!!!
Iron Cowboy
2018
Action / Documentary / Sport
Iron Cowboy
2018
Action / Documentary / Sport
6.7Plot summary
When James Lawrence (aka the Iron Cowboy) announced his plan to complete 50 Ironman distances in 50 consecutive days in all 50 states, the only person who believed that he could pull it off was James himself. An Iron Man distance consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run. completing one race is considered a lifetime achievement. With the support of his wife, Sunny, and their five children in tow, Lawrence pushes himself to the point of breaking. This is an unbelievable mental and physical journey that redefines the limits of what is humanly possible.
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AMAZING FATHER, HUSBAND AND ATHLETE
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An amazing feat that feels less dramatic the more you watch
A well made documentary about a man who decides to run 50 Iron Man events in 50 states in 50 days for charity. A truly Herculean task!
I was excited to see all the other competitors and share their journeys and give some publicity to their charities and... Well no you won't! Obviously time is an issue so most of the races he runs at night, on his own.
Oh, well at least you will see the scenery of all the different states from Palm trees to snow covered mountains to swamps to... No you won't! The sections of the races that aren't at night time will be held on running tracks, streets or in swimming pools. Unless it rains then they will be held in a gymnasium.
Well it will be amazing to see how far a human being can be pushed, to see the limits of endurance the human body can take without performance enhancing... Let me stop you there.
It was great that the the guy undertook this but the task was just too difficult to even be attempted without widening the parameters of the goal so wide to make it unrecognisable.
Despite the impossible physical and mental challenges he faces so many concessions are made to the initial event that it loses a lot of its meaning.
The real hero of the piece is his wife who travels across the country performing administrative miracles whilst looking after three children.
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Not sure how I feel about this guy...
50 Ironmans, in 50 US States, in 50 days. Raising money for childhood obesity. Great challenge, great cause, but woefully ill prepared. I kinda feel sorry for him, his heart was in the right place, but there's a lot of this that doesn't work for me. Ultimately I don't think he had enough respect for what he was doing, perhaps too much of an ego trip. Fair play to sticking with it though, despite the perceived short comings. As for it as a documentary, a bit overly schmaltzy and self-aggrandising.