Matt Russell Claims Victory at 2019 Ironman Lake Placid Triathlon

By AsiaTRI July 30, 2019

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Nearly 2,400 athletes converged in upstate New York to participate in the IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (July 28, 2019) – The Adirondack Mountains provided a picturesque backdrop for athletes from around the world during the 2019 edition of the ViewSPORT IRONMAN^® Lake Placid triathlon. Matt Russell (Sarasota, Fla.) took top honors with a time of 8:27:57, while Joe Gambles (Tasmania, AUS) and Marc Duelsen (Stuttgart, DEU) rounded out the podium with times of 8:33:26 and 8:37:01, respectively.

Top five professional men’s results:

		SWIM	BIKE	RUN	FINISH
1. Matt Russell	USA	00:56:42	04:27:27	02:58:56	08:27:57
2. Joe Gambles	AUS	00:53:10	04:38:19	02:56:30	08:33:26
3. Marc Duelsen	DEU	00:56:41	04:35:56	02:59:21	08:37:01
4. Brent McMahon	CAN	00:49:58	04:41:10	03:02:48	08:38:14
5. James Capparell	USA	00:49:52	04:46:50	02:58:54	08:41:04

The 2019 ViewSPORT IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon saw nearly 2,400 participants representing 49 states and 38 countries, regions, and territories start the race. Competitors ranged in age from 18-80 years old. One of more than 40 events in the global IRONMAN Series, athletes took on a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run throughout Lake Placid and its surrounding areas. The swim took place in the clear waters of Mirror Lake, while the two-loop bike course took athletes through the scenic and challenging Adirondack Mountains. The two-loop run course ventured through the town and back around Mirror Lake for a spectacular finish in the Olympic Speed Skating Oval. The event offered a total professional prize purse of $40,000 and 40 age-group qualifying slots for the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship, taking place in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i on Oct. 12, 2019.Full results for the 2019 IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon can be found at www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/lake-placid/results