2012 Ironman Lake Placid

July 21, 2012 · Lake Placid, NY, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
16
9 men · 7 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Andy Potts won in 8:25:07 with a +31:42 margin. Andy Potts had the fastest run (2:52:55).

Women: Jessie Donavan won in 9:47:39 with a +9:01 margin. Jennie Hansen had the fastest run (3:12:25).

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Race summary

2012 Ironman Lake Placid 2012 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Andy Potts in 8:25:07

Margin: +31:42

Fastest bike: Andy Potts - 4:42:33

Fastest run: Andy Potts - 2:52:55

Top points: Andy Potts - 75.15 pts

Field: 9/9 finishers

Race summary

2012 Ironman Lake Placid 2012 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Jessie Donavan in 9:47:39

Margin: +9:01

Fastest bike: Jessie Donavan - 5:19:40

Fastest run: Jennie Hansen - 3:12:25

Top points: Jessie Donavan - 49.41 pts

Field: 7/7 finishers

Men race summary

9 finishers from 9 starters

Winner
Andy Potts
8:25:07
Winning margin
+31:42
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Andy Potts · 45:01
Fastest bike
Andy Potts · 4:42:33
Fastest run
Andy Potts · 2:52:55
Top points
Andy Potts
75.15 pts

Women race summary

7 finishers from 7 starters

Winner
Jessie Donavan
9:47:39
Winning margin
+9:01
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Suzy Serpico · 53:50
Fastest bike
Jessie Donavan · 5:19:40
Fastest run
Jennie Hansen · 3:12:25
Top points
Jessie Donavan
49.41 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Andy Potts
    Finish 1
    45:01
  2. 2
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 2
    47:10
  3. 50:00

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Andy Potts
    Finish 1
    4:42:33
  2. 4:47:47
  3. 4:57:35

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Andy Potts
    Finish 1
    2:52:55
  2. 2
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 2
    3:02:42
  3. 3
    Brad Seng
    Finish 6
    3:04:30
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.

Women split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Suzy Serpico
    Finish 4
    53:50
  2. 2
    Marie Danais
    Finish 7
    55:20
  3. 3
    1:02:05

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:19:40
  2. 2
    5:27:16
  3. 3
    5:32:09

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    3:12:25
  2. 3:13:39
  3. 3
    3:28:46
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: 8:25:07
🥇#1
US
Andy Potts
8:25:07
75.15 pts
🥈#2
AU
Pete Jacobs
8:56:49
31.75 pts
🥉#3
FR
Romain Guillaume
9:08:57
15.14 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:47:39
🥇#1
US
Jessie Donavan
9:47:39
49.41 pts
🥈#2
US
Jennie Hansen
9:56:40
38.40 pts
🥉#3
US
Jacqui Gordon
10:08:28
24.00 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

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

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

9 participants

8:25:07
Swim
45:01
Bike
4:42:33
Run
2:52:55
8:56:49
Swim
47:10
Bike
5:02:35
Run
3:02:42
Swim
50:00
Bike
4:47:47
Run
3:26:15
9:16:43
Swim
1:02:06
Bike
4:57:35
Run
3:10:50
9:33:25
Swim
1:00:05
Bike
5:18:48
Run
3:08:48
9:34:36
Swim
58:03
Bike
5:26:07
Run
3:04:30
9:36:13
Swim
58:46
Bike
5:27:34
Run
3:04:30
9:37:03
Swim
58:38
Bike
5:16:58
Run
3:14:45
10:24:14
Swim
59:56
Bike
5:12:56
Run
4:05:58
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Andy PottsUS8:25:07Winner45:014:42:332:52:5575.15
2Pete JacobsAU8:56:4947:105:02:353:02:4231.75
3Romain GuillaumeFR9:08:5750:004:47:473:26:1515.14
4Matthew RussellUS9:16:431:02:064:57:353:10:504.51
5Douglas MacLeanUS9:33:251:00:055:18:483:08:48
6Brad SengUS9:34:3658:035:26:073:04:30
7Timothy TapplyUS9:36:1358:465:27:343:04:30
8Logan FranksUS9:37:0358:385:16:583:14:45
9Ryan GrantCA10:24:1459:565:12:564:05:58

Female Pro Results

7 participants

9:47:39
Swim
1:09:00
Bike
5:19:40
Run
3:13:39
9:56:40
Swim
1:09:58
Bike
5:27:16
Run
3:12:25
10:08:28
Swim
1:02:05
Bike
5:32:09
Run
3:28:46
10:14:22
Swim
53:50
Bike
5:38:16
Run
3:36:29
10:19:49
Swim
1:06:33
Bike
5:35:20
Run
3:31:51
10:36:55
Swim
1:06:27
Bike
5:47:21
Run
3:36:28
11:06:06
Swim
55:20
Bike
5:51:48
Run
4:10:59
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Jessie DonavanUS9:47:39Winner1:09:005:19:403:13:3949.41
2Jennie HansenUS9:56:401:09:585:27:163:12:2538.40
3Jacqui GordonUS10:08:281:02:055:32:093:28:4624.00
4Suzy SerpicoUS10:14:2253:505:38:163:36:2916.80
5Kelly FillnowUS10:19:491:06:335:35:203:31:5110.15
6Leslie LamacchiaUS10:36:551:06:275:47:213:36:28
7Marie DanaisCA11:06:0655:205:51:484:10:59