1999 Ironman Lake Placid

August 14, 1999 · Lake Placid, NY, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
27
16 men · 11 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Thomas Hellriegel won in 8:36:59 with a +26:40 margin. Peter Kotland had the fastest run (2:55:48).

Women: Heather Fuhr won in 9:51:38 with a +11:44 margin. Heather Fuhr had the fastest run (3:11:36).

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Race summary

1999 Ironman Lake Placid 1999 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Thomas Hellriegel in 8:36:59

Margin: +26:40

Fastest bike: Thomas Hellriegel - 4:43:21

Fastest run: Peter Kotland - 2:55:48

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 16/16 finishers

Race summary

1999 Ironman Lake Placid 1999 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Heather Fuhr in 9:51:38

Margin: +11:44

Fastest bike: Mary Uhl - 5:31:09

Fastest run: Heather Fuhr - 3:11:36

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 11/11 finishers

Men race summary

16 finishers from 16 starters

Winner
Thomas Hellriegel
8:36:59
Winning margin
+26:40
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Cameron Brown · 49:08
Fastest bike
Thomas Hellriegel · 4:43:21
Fastest run
Peter Kotland · 2:55:48
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

11 finishers from 11 starters

Winner
Heather Fuhr
9:51:38
Winning margin
+11:44
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Kristen Johnston · 49:26
Fastest bike
Mary Uhl · 5:31:09
Fastest run
Heather Fuhr · 3:11:36
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    49:08
  2. 49:31
  3. 3
    Jeff Krar
    Finish 8
    49:43

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:43:21
  2. 5:05:47
  3. 3
    5:06:54

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    2:55:48
  2. 2:56:03
  3. 2:59:01
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

Women split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 49:26
  2. 2
    49:27
  3. 49:27

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Mary Uhl
    Finish 2
    5:31:09
  2. 5:35:56
  3. 3
    5:38:06

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Heather Fuhr
    Finish 1
    3:11:36
  2. 2
    Jan Wanklyn
    Finish 3
    3:19:12
  3. 3:29:27
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 8:36:59
🥇#1
DE
Thomas Hellriegel
8:36:59
🥈#2
DE
Juergen Hauber
9:03:39
🥉#3
NZ
Cameron Brown
9:09:14

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:51:38
🥇#1
CA
Heather Fuhr
9:51:38
🥈#2
US
Mary Uhl
10:03:22
🥉#3
AU
Jan Wanklyn
10:03:38

Men · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8

Women · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

16 participants

Swim
49:31
Bike
4:43:21
Run
2:59:01
9:03:39
Swim
57:09
Bike
5:05:47
Run
2:56:03
9:09:14
Swim
49:08
Bike
5:07:47
Run
3:07:59
9:11:51
Swim
57:24
Bike
5:07:51
Run
3:00:46
9:13:04
Swim
56:18
Bike
5:12:53
Run
2:55:48
9:18:32
Swim
54:00
Bike
5:06:54
Run
3:11:39
9:18:56
Swim
52:52
Bike
5:17:28
Run
3:01:37
9:20:16
Swim
49:43
Bike
5:18:20
Run
3:06:32
9:23:21
Swim
52:24
Bike
5:18:30
Run
3:07:48
9:30:28
Swim
58:51
Bike
5:11:59
Run
3:14:28
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Thomas HellriegelDE8:36:59Winner49:314:43:212:59:01
2Juergen HauberDE9:03:3957:095:05:472:56:03
3Cameron BrownNZ9:09:1449:085:07:473:07:59
4Fred BiondiCA9:11:5157:245:07:513:00:46
5Peter KotlandCZ9:13:0456:185:12:532:55:48
6Pierre LavoieCA9:18:3254:005:06:543:11:39
7Mike NeillCA9:18:5652:525:17:283:01:37
8Jeff KrarCA9:20:1649:435:18:203:06:32
9Rick HellardCA9:23:2152:245:18:303:07:48
10Tim MonacoUS9:30:2858:515:11:593:14:28
11Nick FitzsimmonsUS9:39:4959:125:10:593:23:45
12Rip OldmeadowUS9:41:4753:025:23:443:19:41
13Eric RoyCA9:45:2251:425:12:043:36:11
14Justin DoreUS10:01:4352:305:33:183:29:57
15Chip MacelhineyUS10:08:2450:415:36:123:34:44
16David GreenfieldJM10:11:551:08:445:25:373:29:05

Female Pro Results

11 participants

9:51:38
Swim
55:47
Bike
5:39:02
Run
3:11:36
10:03:22
Swim
56:54
Bike
5:31:09
Run
3:29:44
10:03:38
Swim
52:24
Bike
5:46:20
Run
3:19:12
Swim
57:13
Bike
5:35:56
Run
3:29:27
10:11:32
Swim
49:27
Bike
5:38:06
Run
3:38:04
10:25:52
Swim
52:24
Bike
5:40:24
Run
3:47:08
10:34:10
Swim
49:26
Bike
5:40:57
Run
3:57:39
10:39:25
Swim
56:29
Bike
5:53:37
Run
3:42:39
Swim
55:00
Bike
5:42:57
Run
4:17:58
11:45:32
Swim
49:27
Bike
6:20:27
Run
4:29:30
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Heather FuhrCA9:51:38Winner55:475:39:023:11:36
2Mary UhlUS10:03:2256:545:31:093:29:44
3Jan WanklynAU10:03:3852:245:46:203:19:12
4Jeanne Anne KrizmanUS10:09:2657:135:35:563:29:27
5Andrea FisherUS10:11:3249:275:38:063:38:04
6Sara-Jane CoxUS10:25:5252:245:40:243:47:08
7Kristen JohnstonUS10:34:1049:265:40:573:57:39
8Julie CurwinCA10:39:2556:295:53:373:42:39
9Amy HollingsworthUS11:01:2855:005:42:574:17:58
10Penny PecastaingUS11:45:3249:276:20:274:29:30
11Lisa DorfmanUS12:52:441:13:287:01:104:25:15