Ironman Lake Placid Explained

Ironman Lake Placid (sometimes referred to as Ironman USA) is a triathlon race owned by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) that takes place in Lake Placid, New York, and the surrounding Adirondack Mountains. It is the longest-running Ironman triathlon in North America apart from the Ironman World Championship.^[1] Lake Placid played host to the Winter Olympics in 1932 and again in 1980, and has hosted Ironman Lake Placid every summer since 1999.^[2]

In August 2014, the CEO of WTC, Andrew Messick, announced that Ironman Lake Placid would be among the list of North American races that would no longer offer a pro purse prize in 2015. This decision came as a result of the growing Ironman brand, the increased fragmentation of the overall purse prize, and the date of the race in relation to the Ironman World Championship.^[3]

Results

Year	Men	Time	Women	Time
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Notes and References

Web site: IRONMAN Lake Placid . IRONMAN.com . 2013-03-09.
Web site: Ford Ironman Lake Placid - July 28, 2013 | Lake Placid, NY - Adirondacks . Lakeplacid.com . 2013-03-09.
Web site: Ironman Announces Redistribution of Prize Purse Money for 2015. Polloreno. Julia. August 3, 2014. August 6, 2014. Competitor Group, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315204742/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/08/news/ironman-announces-redistribution-prize-purse-money-2015_103368. March 15, 2015. dead.
Web site: Results: Lake Placid. World Triathlon Corporation. August 6, 2014. July 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170727080719/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/lake-placid/results.aspx. dead.
Web site: 2001 Lake Placid Results. Athlinks.com.
Web site: Isuzu Ironman USA Lake Placid 2000. August 6, 2014. splir.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810144049/http://www.splitr.com/results/race.php?id=126. August 10, 2014. dead.
Web site: 1999 Lake Placid Results. Athlinks.com.