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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/
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