TRI

- Okay, just a few more minutes.

- How's it looking?

- It's not my place

to discuss results.

I'm just here to

take good images.

- You know, I usually make

someone buy me a drink

before they do this to me.

Churchill.

- Huh?

- Winston Churchill.

I was trying to remember

where that quote

from that poster came from.

It's, it's Churchill.

My new boss, he signs

all of his emails

with a different

inspirational quote.

Like half of them

are from Churchill.

- It does seem like he spent

a lot of time being profound.

- It's amazing he found

a time to fight the war.

- Maybe that's how he won

the war, being profound.

- Right.

- Okay, Candice.

We are all finished.

- Good, thanks.

- Somebody should be in

touch with you this afternoon

to discuss your results.

I believe you're with Dr. Davy.

You'll like her,

she's very nice.

- Alright, thank you.

- Okay, you're welcome.

- Do I just go back

to the changing room?

- Yes, I will walk you

out to get changed.

- Okay.

Do you spend your

whole day here?

- Most of the day, yeah.

- What are you,

you're like a vampire.

Girl, you need some

sunshine, some vitamin d.

- It's just, it helps me

read the images better

and creates a

soothing environment.

- You know what you should do?

Hold on a second.

I've got it here.

Stay with me.

World's biggest purse.

Here it is.

- A triathlon.

- Yeah.

Get outside, run around.

It's fun, and you can

also help raise money

for cancer research.

- Have you done one?

- I started training

to do it myself,

but, uh, we'll see.

Have you ever heard

of Julie moss?

- No.

- Okay, look her up.

Most first-timers find

her story inspiring.

I know I did.

- Julie moss?

- Julie moss.

- Okay, I will look her up.

- Okay.

- Let's get you changed.

- Oh, I don't get to

stay in this forever?

But I thought I looked so good.

- Well, you do.

- You know, I could

pick up many men in this robe.

- Candice, can I get a word?

- Sure.

- I'm going over our

current registration numbers.

- I saw they were a little low.

- Yeah, well, this is my

first event for the team,

so I really wanna,

you know, jazz it up.

Really wanna, you know.

- Well, we usually

get a good amount

of folks registered

at tri-mania.

It's a week later

than last year,

which are probably why

the numbers are skewed.

- Good, good.

'Cause I want this

triath-a-lon to be next level.

- Triathlon.

- Uh, what?

- It's pronounced triathlon.

- That's what I said.

- No, you said triath-a-lon.

It's triathlon.

- Triath-a-lon.

- Triathlon.

- I don't hear the

difference between the--

- tri-ath-lon.

- Tri-ath-lon.

Tri, triathlon.

- There

it is, you got it.

- Tri-a.

- You got it.

Yeah.

- Three syllables, tri-ath-lon.

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay, that's not

like mar-a-thon, but--

- no.

- Not marthon.

It's just tri-ath-a-lon.

No, not anymore, no a.

I'm gonna keep the

a out of there.

- Yeah,

keep workin' on that.

- Triathlon.

- Mm-hmm, you've

got all day to practice that.

- Yes, indeed,

thank you very much.

I like that.

- I'll let you know

how tri-mania goes.

- Okay.

That's a tongue

tw, tri, triathlon.

- A

new contender had moved

into second place.

23 year old Julie moss,

the former college student

from los ojos, California,

had moved ahead of pat heinz.

It had been more than

an hour and a half now

since Scott tinnley had

accepted his victory wreath,

and as she turned onto

the streets of kailua,

Julie moss was still

leading among the women.

But Julie moss had problems.

More than an hour before, she

had held a significant lead

over this woman,

Kathleen McCartney.

McCartney might, at times,

have been able to catch

a faint glimpse of Julie

moss far off in the distance.

- As

Kathleen's strength built

throughout the day,

Julie's deteriorated.

She began walking,

eating and drinking

more and more frequently.

Julie no longer just wanted

to finish, she wanted to win.

- Hey, you guys.

Find out how far

back she is for me.

- Her

arms stopped pumping,

her stride shortened.

In the vernacular of

the marathon runner,

Julie moss had hit the wall.

I am so moved by this

footage of Julie,

with her legs shot, her

knees buckling under her,

her thighs as out of

control as rubber bands,

she still had the heart

to want the victory.

- I brought pizza.

You've got wine, right?

- Is it date night again

so soon after our last one?

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

So I've been thinking.

I'm gonna do a triathlon.

- What?

- A triathlon, the

swim, bike, run thing.

- Oh, I know what

a triathlon is,

but have you done any of

those things recently?

- No, but it's not like

i have to do it tomorrow.

It's in September.

I'll have time to train for it.

- So I have to point

out the obvious thing.

- What's that?

- You never finish anything.

- Yes I do.

I don't like the crusts.

- Whatever you say.

- Good evening ladies.

- T-Rex.

- Not gettin' in too

much trouble, I hope.

- Well, as you know, me and

trouble have an understanding.

- Mm-hmm.

What's up?

- Well, I was actually

just telling your wife

how she never finishes anything.

- Oh man, she's been decorating

the guest room for ages now.

I told her I'd do it, but

no, she, this is good.

She insists she

can do it all and,

and um, I love you.

- Love you too, honey.

- Yeah, you know what?

I'm gonna let you girls

finish up everything.

Thanks, Skyler.

Alright, later.

- Night.

See?

- Here, watch this.

I've been watching it all night.

- There

were 25 yards left to go.

So near, so far.

On the ground, Julie moss

looked at the finish line

from 10 yards away.

Diana nyack waited, expecting

to interview the winner.

There was one more surprise.

- I don't get it.

What am I watching?

- Isn't that inspiring?

Look at that, I mean, i

wanna be able to do that.

- Lose control of

your bodily functions

and pass out in the street?

'Cause all you need for

that is some Tequila.

- No, she had never

done an ironman before

and she almost won.

- You're serious about this.

- I am, I'm gonna do it.

I'm gonna finish it.

- Well then I'm

gonna do it with you.

- Seriously?

- Absolutely.

- You'll do this with me?

- You're in, I'm in.

- Okay.

Okay.

- And uh, naturally, I'm

going to kick your ass.

- We'll see.

- This is like Lisa frank

had a gym membership.

I didn't realize there

was so much stuff,

so much bright stuff.

I sort of thought we

were gonna do like,

sneakers, swimsuit,

maybe a bike.

- Don't forget your

training wheels.

- Or in your case, water wings.

- You promised you'd

take that to the grave.

- Grave, oh, the place this

race is going to put us.

Shiny.

This is intense.

Look at this guy.

This guy's like radiating

heat off of him like a sauna.

I'm so in.

These, uh, these legs,

are they human legs?

- I'll be right back.

- Yeah.

I like what you're

doin' with your legs.

Bing, bing.

You are just crushing it

from the waist down, sir.

Well done.

- Hey you.

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