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The Rookies

The Rookies is a documentary series following nine amateur athletes with full-time jobs as they prepared for their first Ironman event (3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and then a 42km marathon). The five-part series was filmed over five months for sporting apparel brand 2XU.

From a lawyer, a teacher to a panel-beater, the team of first-timers share their Ironman triathlon ambitions before things start to get very real.

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The Rookies | Episode 1

5min14sec

Second month in to the training, The Rookies find themselves challenged between training and life: the long hours spent training for such an event whilst managing the demands life throws at them.

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The Rookies | Episode 2

7min19sec

For the third episode, The Rookies head to the country for a change of scenery in their monotonous training. In the latest training camp, rivalries emerge and they reveal how they deal with mental fatigue whilst ramping up training.

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The Rookies | Episode 3

8min47sec

In this penultimate episode, the reality of the task ahead becomes very real for the Rookies. Legend of the sport Cameron Brown and Ironman champion Hannah Wells offer The Rookies some invaluable advice.

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The Rookies | Episode 4

11min43sec

In this final episode, the Rookies learn the art of suffering. We see how they prepare and perform from collectively taking on their first Ironman in Cairns.

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The Rookies | Episode 5, Finale: The Art of Suffering

17min33sec