Iron Cowboy

This guy and his family faced an unbelievable challenge, doing something that had never been done before, while receiving extreme criticism from some quarters over minor technicalities. There will always be nay sayers whenever someone chooses to do something extraordinary, but to continue in the face of such negativity, through sheer will is a credit to the people involved and a true reflection of what is possible with belief. Whatever your stance, you can't take away what an amazing achievement this was. Truly inspirational. I take my hat off to James and his crew. Good on you guys!

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.

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!!!

Although there is no question that doing 50 triathlons over 50 consecutive days is a remarkable athletic achievement, why was it necessary for James Lawrence to travel to all 50 states to do them? I mean, he wasn't participating in organized events; he went to all that extra trouble and expense just to jump into a pool in some other state and bike and run on some other roads. Why not simply stay at home and do the distances in his own pool and neighborhood over 50 consecutive days, and avoid the unnecessary wear and tear on his family, his friends, and himself? All that the frenetic travel accomplished was to add sleep deprivation and stress to all concerned - increasing the risk of harm to his own mental and physical health.

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.