Iron Cowboy: The Story of the 50.50.50 (2018)

Iron Cowboy: The Story of the 50.50.50: Directed by Jacob Schwarz. With James Lawrence, Rich Roll. 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.

“A well made documentary about a man who decides to run 50 Iron Man events in 50 states in 50 days for charity.nA truly Herculean task!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was excited to see all the other competitors and share their journeys and give some publicity to their charities and…nWell no you wonu0026#39;t!nObviously time is an issue so most of the races he runs at night, on his own.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOh, well at least you will see the scenery of all the different states from Palm trees to snow covered mountains to swamps to…nNo you wonu0026#39;t!nThe sections of the races that arenu0026#39;t at night time will be held on running tracks, streets or in swimming pools.nUnless it rains then they will be held in a gymnasium.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWell 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…nLet me stop you there.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt 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.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDespite 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.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe real hero of the piece is his wife who travels across the country performing administrative miracles whilst looking after three children.”