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2008 Ironman Lake Placid

July 19, 2008 · Lake Placid, NY, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
38
28 men · 10 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Francisco Pontano won in 8:43:32 with a +11:48 margin. Tim Snow had the fastest run (2:56:52).

Women: Caitlin Snow won in 9:51:00 with a +3:55 margin. Caitlin Snow had the fastest run (2:59:55).

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Race summary

2008 Ironman Lake Placid 2008 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Francisco Pontano in 8:43:32

Margin: +11:48

Fastest bike: Bjorn Andersson - 4:42:41

Fastest run: Tim Snow - 2:56:52

Top points: Francisco Pontano - 42.03 pts

Field: 28/28 finishers

Race summary

2008 Ironman Lake Placid 2008 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Caitlin Snow in 9:51:00

Margin: +3:55

Fastest bike: Kim Loeffler - 5:26:16

Fastest run: Caitlin Snow - 2:59:55

Top points: Caitlin Snow - 37.37 pts

Field: 10/10 finishers

Men race summary

28 finishers from 28 starters

Winner
Francisco Pontano
8:43:32
Winning margin
+11:48
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Francisco Pontano · 46:07
Fastest bike
Bjorn Andersson · 4:42:41
Fastest run
Tim Snow · 2:56:52
Top points
Francisco Pontano
42.03 pts

Women race summary

10 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Caitlin Snow
9:51:00
Winning margin
+3:55
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Hillary Biscay · 51:02
Fastest bike
Kim Loeffler · 5:26:16
Fastest run
Caitlin Snow · 2:59:55
Top points
Caitlin Snow
37.37 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Francisco Pontano
    Finish 1
    46:07
  2. 2
    Mathias Hecht
    Finish 3
    48:15
  3. 3
    Bjorn Andersson
    Finish 20
    48:24

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Bjorn Andersson
    Finish 20
    4:42:41
  2. 2
    Francisco Pontano
    Finish 1
    4:45:11
  3. 3
    Damien Favre-Felix
    Finish 22
    4:48:38

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Tim Snow
    Finish 10
    2:56:52
  2. 2
    Petr Vabrousek
    Finish 2
    2:58:16
  3. 3
    Alex McDonald
    Finish 8
    3:01:36
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
    Hillary Biscay
    Finish 3
    51:02
  2. 2
    Caitlin Snow
    Finish 1
    53:43
  3. 3
    Desiree Ficker
    Finish 9
    58:08

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Kim Loeffler
    Finish 2
    5:26:16
  2. 2
    Hillary Biscay
    Finish 3
    5:30:23
  3. 3
    Fiona Whitby
    Finish 4
    5:33:59

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Caitlin Snow
    Finish 1
    2:59:55
  2. 2
    Kim Loeffler
    Finish 2
    3:20:13
  3. 3
    Danielle Sullivan
    Finish 5
    3:27:30
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: 8:43:32
🥇#1
AR
Francisco Pontano
8:43:32
42.03 pts
🥈#2
CZ
Petr Vabrousek
8:55:20
25.70 pts
🥉#3
CH
Mathias Hecht
8:56:33
24.01 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:51:00
🥇#1
US
Caitlin Snow
9:51:00
37.37 pts
🥈#2
US
Kim Loeffler
9:54:55
32.54 pts
🥉#3
US
Hillary Biscay
9:58:45
27.81 pts

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
Francisco Pontano1Petr Vabrousek2Mathias Hecht3Christian Brader4Will Ronco5Paul Fritzsche6Dave Harju7Alex Mc Donald8

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
Caitlin Snow1Kim Loeffler2Hillary Biscay3Fiona Whitby4Danielle Sullivan5Jacqui Gordon6Rhae Shaw7Cindy Lewis8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

28 participants

8:43:32
Swim
46:07
Bike
4:45:11
Run
3:07:18
8:55:20
Swim
53:50
Bike
4:57:08
Run
2:58:16
8:56:33
Swim
48:15
Bike
4:55:42
Run
3:07:07
8:58:10
Swim
57:03
Bike
4:53:12
Run
3:03:13
9:02:32
Swim
52:41
Bike
5:00:39
Run
3:04:23
9:06:17
Swim
51:18
Bike
4:59:30
Run
3:10:21
9:11:58
Swim
53:49
Bike
4:55:55
Run
3:15:58
9:13:04
Swim
57:46
Bike
5:08:52
Run
3:01:36
9:14:18
Swim
57:48
Bike
4:57:50
Run
3:12:49
9:18:38
Swim
53:43
Bike
5:22:27
Run
2:56:52
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Francisco PontanoAR8:43:32Winner46:07—4:45:11—3:07:1842.03
2Petr VabrousekCZ8:55:20—53:50—4:57:08—2:58:1625.70
3Mathias HechtCH8:56:33—48:15—4:55:42—3:07:0724.01
4Christian BraderDE8:58:10—57:03—4:53:12—3:03:1321.77
5Will RoncoUS9:02:32—52:41—5:00:39—3:04:2315.73
6Paul FritzscheUS9:06:17—51:18—4:59:30—3:10:2110.54
7Dave HarjuCA9:11:58—53:49—4:55:55—3:15:582.67
8Alex McDonaldUS9:13:04—57:46—5:08:52—3:01:361.15
9Patrick EvoeUS9:14:18—57:48—4:57:50—3:12:49—
10Tim SnowUS9:18:38—53:43—5:22:27—2:56:52—
11Brad SengUS9:25:24—53:50—5:14:09—3:12:23—
12Aleksandar MarkovicDK9:27:07—51:11—5:10:00—3:20:38—
13Rob JohnsonGB9:29:06—57:43—5:19:48—3:05:41—
14Pierre LavoieCA9:32:47—57:59—5:14:20—3:14:27—
15Jeff BeechCA9:50:06—55:03—5:33:41—3:15:57—
16Simon MaloCA9:55:06—58:04—5:24:40—3:25:38—
17Eneko EloseguiES10:00:09—1:03:07—5:18:44—3:33:25—
18Jerome BressonCA10:02:41—1:07:25—5:19:42—3:28:24—
19Jeff Shilt10:05:09—1:01:43—5:23:38—3:33:27—
20Bjorn AnderssonSE10:06:02—48:24—4:42:41—4:29:50—
21Frederic BouchardCA10:06:53—57:57—5:20:34—3:41:01—
22Damien Favre-FelixFR10:11:07—58:10—4:48:38—4:18:24—
23Arland MacasiebPH10:15:35—1:00:48—5:27:08—3:38:05—
24Mac BrownUS10:19:51—59:28—4:59:21—4:16:27—
25Ryan DecookUS10:25:59—1:01:11—5:15:10—4:04:34—
26Mark HarrisonGB11:09:57—1:00:50—5:45:51—4:17:25—
27Fred HinesCA11:50:44—54:03—6:07:08—4:42:23—
28Greg ThompsonUS12:03:20—1:21:40—6:22:59—4:04:05—

Female Pro Results

10 participants

9:51:00
Swim
53:43
Bike
5:52:16
Run
2:59:55
9:54:55
Swim
1:03:14
Bike
5:26:16
Run
3:20:13
9:58:45
Swim
51:02
Bike
5:30:23
Run
3:31:33
10:18:34
Swim
1:02:45
Bike
5:33:59
Run
3:35:28
10:18:40
Swim
1:01:15
Bike
5:44:11
Run
3:27:30
10:31:53
Swim
1:00:47
Bike
5:42:12
Run
3:42:58
10:40:51
Swim
59:15
Bike
5:34:44
Run
3:59:27
10:53:06
Swim
1:04:29
Bike
5:52:17
Run
3:46:38
11:09:30
Swim
58:08
Bike
5:42:52
Run
4:22:33
11:40:31
Swim
1:09:33
Bike
6:07:56
Run
4:14:55
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Caitlin SnowUS9:51:00Winner53:43—5:52:16—2:59:5537.37
2Kim LoefflerUS9:54:55—1:03:14—5:26:16—3:20:1332.54
3Hillary BiscayUS9:58:45—51:02—5:30:23—3:31:3327.81
4Fiona WhitbyCA10:18:34—1:02:45—5:33:59—3:35:283.36
5Danielle SullivanUS10:18:40—1:01:15—5:44:11—3:27:303.23
6Jacqui GordonUS10:31:53—1:00:47—5:42:12—3:42:58—
7Rhae Shaw10:40:51—59:15—5:34:44—3:59:27—
8Cindy LewisCA10:53:06—1:04:29—5:52:17—3:46:38—
9Desiree FickerUS11:09:30—58:08—5:42:52—4:22:33—
10Kayla SegalCA11:40:31—1:09:33—6:07:56—4:14:55—