The Spirit of the Ironman race is in the hearts and souls of every triathlete who tries to swim, bike and run 140.7 miles in 17 hours. But nowhere is that spirit on display as much as in the final moments of the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
In this video our cameras capture the pain, perseverance and triumph as the clocks counts down to midnight, and the final few athletes struggle to cross the finishline in 17 hours.