"What It Takes" is the documentary starring four elite Ironman triathletes: Peter Reid, Heather Fuhr, Lori Bowden and Luke Bell, who together have won 6 world championships and dozens of major races. Spectators go behind the scenes at the 2005 world championship quest in Kona, Hawaii. Running at 97 minutes, the film includes footage of the athletes training, competing and resting, and also opens up to lengthy interviews to share their thoughts and feelings. Audiences learn a lot about the sport of triathlon and the duel for athletic supremacy, but also about the very human problems four athletes face in an unpredictable year of ups and downs.