The 25th anniversary of Ironman Lake Placid saw a deep field, lots of in-race drama, and a reshuffling of the Pro Series leaderboard. Pro triathlete Laura Siddall looks behind the results list and reveals why it all matters.
A star-studded field on a notoriously tough course with valuable world championship slots (and Ironman Pro Series points) up for grabs will make the 2024 Ironman Lake Placid one to watch. Trirating expert Thorsten Radde previews the top contenders and wild cards.
No one knows the Ironman Lake Placid course better than race champion and coach Jennie Hansen. Prep with her expert race recon, from Lake Placid course profiles to necessary gear to the best spots for spectators.
The village board approved the plan for vaccine requirements this week.
More than 2,300 athletes converged on the Adirondack Mountains for the 20th running of the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon.
Jackson put together a 1:00:22 swim, a 4:57:36 bike and a 3:07:00 marathon to take the victory and a new course record in 9:09:42
Ironman announced today that Lake Placid, N.Y. will host a 70.3 race, with the inaugural event sent for Sept. 10, 2017.
South Africa's Kyle Buckingham (RSA) and the United States' Amber Ferreira earned breakout wins at Sunday's stormy Ironman Lake Placid.
Sunday marks a big day of racing with two popular Ironman events—Ironman Canada and Ironman Lake Placid.
"...I think it was obvious that every emotion I'd felt and personal battle I'd fought in training really bubbled to the surface."
Andy Potts and fellow American Cait Snow highlight the pro start list.
Look back on the race with these images and check back to Triathlete.com this weekend for coverage of the 2013 event.
American Andy Potts turned in an impressive performance at today’s Ironman Lake Placid triathlon, posting the fastest swim, bike and run splits.
There was speculation 12 months ago that 2012 would be the final year Lake Placid would host its Ironman event.
Last weekend’s Hurricane Irene left 14 miles of the Ironman Lake Placid bike course and 4 miles of the run course unpassable, according to Ironman.com.
It was reported that Ironman Lake Placid may be in danger of extinction. The Lake Placid News wants to hear from those who want to keep the venue, just as a “precautionary step.”
The pros came out in fine form at the second-oldest Ironman in North America.
The second oldest Ironman in North America will take more than 2,500 athletes through Mirror Lake and the Adirondacks with a finish on the Olympic speed skating oval.
With the recent additions of Ironman Mont-Tremblant and Ironman U.S. Championship (aka IMNYC) to the northeast area, rumors have been circulating that the close-by Ironman Lake Placid may cease to exist after 2012.
Tereza Macel, a dual citizen of Canada and the Czech Republic, has announced her retirement at the age of 36.
Ryan Sutter joins Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle on Competitor Radio to talk about his passion for swim/bike/run and his attendance at this weekend's Endurance LIVE event.
riathlete.com caught up with Marsh after her most recent victory in Lake Placid.