The 2013 race results and swim (1:19), bike (6:40, or 50%), run (4:57) splits were consistent with those in races from 2009 to 2011; the outlier remains the unprecedentedly difficult race in 2012, when the average finish time was 13:30 with a DNF of 11%.
We're proud to have been at the first Ironman Lake Placid in 1999, have finished Ironman Lake Placid 6 times, and have been covering the event extensively for years. Here's our analysis of 2013: overall, by split, by age group, by comparison to 2009 to 2012, by DNF rates, our correlation between bike and run splits and more.
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