2002 Ironman Lake Placid

July 28, 2002 · Lake Placid, NY, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
17
14 men · 3 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Ryan Bolton won in 8:39:19 with a +14:31 margin. Ryan Bolton had the fastest run (2:49:14).

Women: Heather Fuhr won in 9:43:12 with a +14:23 margin. Heather Fuhr had the fastest run (3:13:21).

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Race summary

2002 Ironman Lake Placid 2002 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Ryan Bolton in 8:39:19

Margin: +14:31

Fastest bike: Ryan Bolton - 4:57:15

Fastest run: Ryan Bolton - 2:49:14

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 14/14 finishers

Race summary

2002 Ironman Lake Placid 2002 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Heather Fuhr in 9:43:12

Margin: +14:23

Fastest bike: Heather Fuhr - 5:28:25

Fastest run: Heather Fuhr - 3:13:21

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 3/3 finishers

Men race summary

14 finishers from 14 starters

Winner
Ryan Bolton
8:39:19
Winning margin
+14:31
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Kevin Joyce · 47:33
Fastest bike
Ryan Bolton · 4:57:15
Fastest run
Ryan Bolton · 2:49:14
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

3 finishers from 3 starters

Winner
Heather Fuhr
9:43:12
Winning margin
+14:23
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Karen Holloway · 52:14
Fastest bike
Heather Fuhr · 5:28:25
Fastest run
Heather Fuhr · 3:13:21
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Kevin Joyce
    Finish 10
    47:33
  2. 2
    Ryan Bolton
    Finish 1
    47:39
  3. 3
    Kirk Framke
    Finish 11
    50:21

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Ryan Bolton
    Finish 1
    4:57:15
  2. 4:57:21
  3. 3
    Dave Harju
    Finish 6
    5:03:38

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Ryan Bolton
    Finish 1
    2:49:14
  2. 2:58:14
  3. 2:58:58
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. 52:14
  2. 2
    Heather Fuhr
    Finish 1
    55:22
  3. 3
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 2
    56:30

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Heather Fuhr
    Finish 1
    5:28:25
  2. 2
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 2
    5:33:06
  3. 5:37:00

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Heather Fuhr
    Finish 1
    3:13:21
  2. 2
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 2
    3:22:08
  3. 3:38:11
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: 8:39:19
🥇#1
US
Ryan Bolton
8:39:19
🥈#2
EE
Kirill Litovtsenko
8:53:50
🥉#3
JP
Shingo Tani
9:01:46

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:43:12
🥇#1
CA
Heather Fuhr
9:43:12
🥈#2
NZ
Joanna Lawn
9:57:35
🥉#3
US
Karen Holloway
10:12:35

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 3
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

14 participants

8:39:19
Swim
47:39
Bike
4:57:15
Run
2:49:14
Swim
52:20
Bike
4:57:21
Run
2:58:58
9:01:46
Swim
51:55
Bike
5:03:56
Run
3:01:17
9:11:30
Swim
51:06
Bike
5:08:41
Run
3:07:33
9:14:42
Swim
54:37
Bike
5:08:33
Run
3:06:06
9:16:56
Swim
54:37
Bike
5:03:38
Run
3:13:00
9:18:15
Swim
58:00
Bike
5:17:12
Run
2:58:14
9:27:25
Swim
56:39
Bike
5:15:19
Run
3:07:51
9:33:32
Swim
56:29
Bike
5:10:06
Run
3:20:43
9:39:30
Swim
47:33
Bike
5:12:44
Run
3:32:17
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ryan BoltonUS8:39:19Winner47:394:57:152:49:14
2Kirill LitovtsenkoEE8:53:5052:204:57:212:58:58
3Shingo TaniJP9:01:4651:555:03:563:01:17
4Eduardo SturlaAR9:11:3051:065:08:413:07:33
5Jamey YonUS9:14:4254:375:08:333:06:06
6Dave HarjuCA9:16:5654:375:03:383:13:00
7Juergen HauberDE9:18:1558:005:17:122:58:14
8Peter KotlandCZ9:27:2556:395:15:193:07:51
9Jamie Murphy9:33:3256:295:10:063:20:43
10Kevin JoyceUS9:39:3047:335:12:443:32:17
11Kirk FramkeUS9:45:0450:215:28:103:20:50
12Jonathan Toker9:46:5455:225:08:303:37:13
13Nick FitzsimmonsUS9:59:0457:325:15:213:39:10
14Richard Pady10:00:4150:235:21:013:44:39

Female Pro Results

3 participants

9:43:12
Swim
55:22
Bike
5:28:25
Run
3:13:21
9:57:35
Swim
56:30
Bike
5:33:06
Run
3:22:08
10:12:35
Swim
52:14
Bike
5:37:00
Run
3:38:11
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Heather FuhrCA9:43:12Winner55:225:28:253:13:21
2Joanna LawnNZ9:57:3556:305:33:063:22:08
3Karen HollowayUS10:12:3552:145:37:003:38:11