2004 Ironman Lake Placid

July 24, 2004 · Lake Placid, NY, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
35
22 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Simon Lessing won in 8:23:12 with a +14:46 margin. Simon Lessing had the fastest run (2:46:39).

Women: Kate Major won in 9:24:42 with a +13:57 margin. Heather Fuhr had the fastest run (3:04:21).

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Race summary

2004 Ironman Lake Placid 2004 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Simon Lessing in 8:23:12

Margin: +14:46

Fastest bike: Simon Lessing - 4:44:23

Fastest run: Simon Lessing - 2:46:39

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 18/22 finishers

Race summary

2004 Ironman Lake Placid 2004 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Kate Major in 9:24:42

Margin: +13:57

Fastest bike: Kate Major - 5:06:49

Fastest run: Heather Fuhr - 3:04:21

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 11/13 finishers

Men race summary

18 finishers from 22 starters

Winner
Simon Lessing
8:23:12
Winning margin
+14:46
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Simon Lessing · 47:08
Fastest bike
Simon Lessing · 4:44:23
Fastest run
Simon Lessing · 2:46:39
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

11 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Kate Major
9:24:42
Winning margin
+13:57
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Nicole Rudan · 52:13
Fastest bike
Kate Major · 5:06:49
Fastest run
Heather Fuhr · 3:04:21
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    47:08
  2. 2
    Luke Bell
    Finish 2
    48:07
  3. 50:53

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    4:44:23
  2. 2
    Luke Bell
    Finish 2
    4:49:20
  3. 4:57:01

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    2:46:39
  2. 2:50:36
  3. 3
    2:52:50
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. 1
    Nicole Rudan
    Finish 5
    52:13
  2. 52:18
  3. 3
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 3
    52:24

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Kate Major
    Finish 1
    5:06:49
  2. 2
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 3
    5:25:38
  3. 3
    Heather Fuhr
    Finish 2
    5:33:21

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Heather Fuhr
    Finish 2
    3:04:21
  2. 2
    Kim Loeffler
    Finish 4
    3:16:22
  3. 3
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 3
    3:17:10
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: 8:23:12
🥇#1
GB
Simon Lessing
8:23:12
🥈#2
AU
Luke Bell
8:37:58
🥉#3
AU
Courtney Ogden
8:50:45

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:24:42
🥇#1
AU
Kate Major
9:24:42
🥈#2
CA
Heather Fuhr
9:38:39
🥉#3
NZ
Joanna Lawn
9:39:58

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

22 participants

8:23:12
Swim
47:08
Bike
4:44:23
Run
2:46:39
8:37:58
Swim
48:07
Bike
4:49:20
Run
2:56:03
8:50:45
Swim
50:53
Bike
4:57:01
Run
2:56:55
Swim
52:22
Bike
5:09:21
Run
2:50:36
9:00:51
Swim
52:38
Bike
5:04:39
Run
2:58:31
9:01:43
Swim
52:28
Bike
5:11:31
Run
2:52:50
9:02:20
Swim
58:21
Bike
5:01:41
Run
2:56:35
9:13:05
Swim
51:13
Bike
5:03:47
Run
3:13:13
9:16:21
Swim
52:27
Bike
5:25:13
Run
2:53:07
9:25:18
Swim
51:15
Bike
5:14:40
Run
3:14:12
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Simon LessingGB8:23:12Winner47:084:44:232:46:39
2Luke BellAU8:37:5848:074:49:202:56:03
3Courtney OgdenAU8:50:4550:534:57:012:56:55
4Andriy YastrebovUA8:56:4752:225:09:212:50:36
5Shingo TaniJP9:00:5152:385:04:392:58:31
6Tim LuchinskeUS9:01:4352:285:11:312:52:50
7Andy MartinUS9:02:2058:215:01:412:56:35
8Dave HarjuCA9:13:0551:135:03:473:13:13
9Mike NeillCA9:16:2152:275:25:132:53:07
10Chann McRaeAU9:25:1851:155:14:403:14:12
11Jeff BeechCA9:27:0152:245:18:433:10:09
12Ryan GroteUS9:29:3557:145:15:183:08:50
13Scott DuprexUS9:54:0652:315:29:593:25:08
14Wim De DonckerBE9:55:3857:165:27:083:25:16
15Tim WatsonUS10:04:0252:255:19:503:43:34
16Kevin GroganUS10:06:4255:455:35:403:27:58
17Tim SnowUS10:14:4256:065:29:233:39:15
18Dean GavanAU10:16:5759:125:10:514:00:01
DNFErik DerocheUSDNF52:235:27:11
DNFBradley WhiteAUDNF52:24
DNFPeter CutlerUSDNF1:07:275:35:27
DNFJohn RobertsonUSDNF59:005:27:33

Female Pro Results

13 participants

9:24:42
Swim
55:20
Bike
5:06:49
Run
3:17:36
9:38:39
Swim
55:24
Bike
5:33:21
Run
3:04:21
9:39:58
Swim
52:24
Bike
5:25:38
Run
3:17:10
9:54:27
Swim
58:53
Bike
5:33:46
Run
3:16:22
10:08:31
Swim
52:13
Bike
5:45:19
Run
3:25:34
Swim
1:01:00
Bike
5:42:49
Run
3:42:04
10:36:00
Swim
57:09
Bike
5:52:14
Run
3:38:23
10:43:24
Swim
55:18
Bike
5:39:24
Run
4:02:14
10:50:06
Swim
1:00:48
Bike
5:49:01
Run
3:50:52
11:13:05
Swim
52:18
Bike
6:19:00
Run
3:53:55
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kate MajorAU9:24:42Winner55:205:06:493:17:36
2Heather FuhrCA9:38:3955:245:33:213:04:21
3Joanna LawnNZ9:39:5852:245:25:383:17:10
4Kim LoefflerUS9:54:2758:535:33:463:16:22
5Nicole RudanAU10:08:3152:135:45:193:25:34
6Amy Cashion-ShiremanUS10:32:211:01:005:42:493:42:04
7Judith McsweeneyUS10:36:0057:095:52:143:38:23
8Lianne EvansUS10:43:2455:185:39:244:02:14
9Kirsten WardUS10:50:061:00:485:49:013:50:52
10Anastasia PolitoCA11:13:0552:186:19:003:53:55
11Kathleen MaloneUS11:14:161:01:555:55:234:10:01
DNFAndrea FisherUSDNF50:095:38:07
DNFMelissa SpoonerCADNF52:28