2019 Ironman Lake Placid

July 27, 2019 · Lake Placid, NY, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
30
30 men · 0 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Matthew Russell won in 8:27:57 with a +5:29 margin. Joe Gambles had the fastest run (2:56:30).

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Race summary

2019 Ironman Lake Placid 2019 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Matthew Russell in 8:27:57

Margin: +5:29

Fastest bike: Matthew Russell - 4:27:27

Fastest run: Joe Gambles - 2:56:30

Top points: Matthew Russell - 94.06 pts

Field: 22/30 finishers

Men race summary

22 finishers from 30 starters

Winner
Matthew Russell
8:27:57
Winning margin
+5:29
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
James Capparell · 49:52
Fastest bike
Matthew Russell · 4:27:27
Fastest run
Joe Gambles · 2:56:30
Top points
Matthew Russell
94.06 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 49:52
  2. 2
    Balazs Csoke
    Finish 11
    49:53
  3. 3
    49:58

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:27:27
  2. 2
    Marc Duelsen
    Finish 3
    4:35:56
  3. 3
    Tim Rea
    Finish 6
    4:36:14

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Joe Gambles
    Finish 2
    2:56:30
  2. 2
    Pedro Gomes
    Finish 8
    2:57:38
  3. 2:58:54
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: 8:27:57
🥇#1
US
Matthew Russell
8:27:57
94.06 pts
🥈#2
AU
Joe Gambles
8:33:26
86.80 pts
🥉#3
DE
Marc Duelsen
8:37:01
82.06 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
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Men · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

30 participants

8:27:57
Swim
56:42
Bike
4:27:27
Run
2:58:56
8:33:26
Swim
53:10
Bike
4:38:19
Run
2:56:30
8:37:01
Swim
56:41
Bike
4:35:56
Run
2:59:21
8:38:14
Swim
49:58
Bike
4:41:10
Run
3:02:48
8:41:04
Swim
49:52
Bike
4:46:50
Run
2:58:54
8:42:18
Swim
53:02
Bike
4:36:14
Run
3:07:32
8:44:08
Swim
53:55
Bike
4:38:33
Run
3:05:50
8:54:19
Swim
56:30
Bike
4:54:58
Run
2:57:38
9:06:53
Swim
53:07
Bike
4:48:19
Run
3:20:05
9:14:02
Swim
57:28
Bike
4:55:30
Run
3:15:00
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Matthew RussellUS8:27:57Winner56:42—4:27:27—2:58:5694.06
2Joe GamblesAU8:33:26—53:10—4:38:19—2:56:3086.80
3Marc DuelsenDE8:37:01—56:41—4:35:56—2:59:2182.06
4Brent McMahonCA8:38:14—49:58—4:41:10—3:02:4880.45
5James CapparellUS8:41:04—49:52—4:46:50—2:58:5476.69
6Tim ReaAU8:42:18—53:02—4:36:14—3:07:3275.06
7Tripp HippleUS8:44:08—53:55—4:38:33—3:05:5072.63
8Pedro GomesPT8:54:19—56:30—4:54:58—2:57:3859.15
9Jesse VondracekUS9:06:53—53:07—4:48:19—3:20:0542.51
10Brad WilliamsUS9:14:02—57:28—4:55:30—3:15:0033.04
11Balazs CsokeHU9:29:44—49:53—5:13:23—3:20:4312.25
12Jimmy SosinskiUS9:34:09—1:12:02—5:00:32—3:16:066.40
13Colin LaugheryUS9:35:20—58:52—5:10:32—3:17:574.84
14Todd BurnsUS9:52:29—57:26—5:14:30—3:32:00—
15Douglas MacLeanUS10:01:01—1:02:36—5:24:04—3:22:09—
16Lewis ElliotUS10:05:47—57:23—5:03:26—3:58:06—
17Steve RosinskiUS10:16:58—1:01:34—5:09:58—3:56:50—
18Andrew TalanskyUS10:20:20—56:41—4:41:10—4:36:18—
19Jake SaundersUS10:45:42—1:01:34—5:03:42—4:32:04—
20Sacha CavelierCA10:55:55—1:02:27—5:23:40—4:18:13—
21Max BiessmannUS10:56:44—53:02—5:14:10—4:43:38—
22Yann RocheteauFR11:27:00—1:03:26—5:18:21—4:58:23—
DNFAdam FeighUSDNF—59:34—10:36:38———
DNFThiago VinhalBRDNF—53:06—7:08:43———
DNFScott BradleyUSDNF—1:04:05—4:53:34———
DNFGregory CloseUSDNF—1:01:00—4:55:55———
DNFDerek KidwellUSDNF—53:14—5:01:11———
DNFIgor AmorelliBRDNF—49:56—4:39:31———
DNFSam LongUSDNF—57:18—4:32:03———
DNFMichael HoffmanUSDNF—52:48—————

Female Pro Results

No female pro results results available.