Ironman Lake Placid Results Analysis

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Ironman Lake Placid 2012 was one of the toughest races on the course in years, as indicated by the average finish time of 13:30 -- nearly 30 minutes slower than in the 2011 race. Below are a sampling of the results; for more, see our complete Ironman Lake Placid 2012 Results Analysis.

Ironman Lake Placid 2011/2012 2011 Results Avg IM LP Finish Times # IM LP Finishers and DNFs Bike Course Map  Run Course Map Bike Course Splits and Analysis Analysis: Finishers and Kona Qualifiers Qualifying Times and Slots 2004-2011 Qualifying by AG: Men  Qualifying by AG: Women Qualifying for Kona

Racing Ironman Lake Placid Exclusive Race Photos 2010 What to Expect at IM LP Bike Course Strategy Essential Racing Tips Correlation b/w  Bike and Run Splits Lake Placid vs. other Ironman Races Toughest/Easiest Ironman Courses Swim Splits Bike Splits Run Splits

Ironman Lake Placid 2011 Results Analysis


More than 2330 triathletes (after an estimated DNS = 14% and DNF = 6%) finished Ironman Lake Placid 2011 in an average time of 13 hours, 4 minutes. This result places Lake Placid among the more challenging Ironman events in our rankings.

Compared with 2010 results (gray bar),  2011 overall average times per age group (blue bar) were generally slower across the board.

Ironman Lake Placid Kona Qualifying times were also slower in many age groups, compared to 2010.

The overall 13:04 average finish time included a 1:18 average swim, 6:36 average bike split, and a 4:52 average run split, with the remaining time spent in transitions.

The bike course can be ruthless, with its effects made apparent on the run. The chart below plots each finisher's bike split (x) and run split (y); those in the upper left quadrant are the ones who biked too hard and suffered as a result, on the run.

The participants' age distribution and entrant location charts; full results are at ironman.com. For more, see our Complete Ironman Lake Placid Coverage.

Wall Street Journal: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Triathlon Competitor

The Wall Street Journal's July 25 print (page D6) and online editions feature our photo of Rahm Emanuel at Chicago Triathlon 2012, while also picking up on our analysis of the Mayor of Chicago's performance in the event's Sprint Distance races. Click the image to be take to the full online article.

Rahm Emanuel Photos by Raymond Britt

Our Rahm Emanuel racing analysis and/or photos have been similarly featured by CNN,  Runner's World magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times, among others.

For more, see our complete Chicago Triathlon Coverage and our Stats/Results/Analysis Archive, or our RunTri.com site map.

Interest in Qualifying for Boston Still at an All-Time High

In the week following the tragic bombing at, and suspension of, Boston Marathon 2013, we reported that interest in qualifying for Boston 2014 had increased dramatically. Runner's weren't about to be deterred by terrorism, and many explored the idea of racing Boston 2014 to be part of the rebirth of Boston's greatest race.

Based on the number of google searches including the phrase 'qualify for Boston Marathon' since 2008, trends showed interest was up to 15x greater than normal. A few months have passed, we wondered: is interest in qualifying for Boston 2014 still higher than in previous years?

Answer: Yes, absolutely, at a consistent rate of 22% to 25% higher than in 2012, and even higher vs 2010 (35% to 50%).

We analyzed and indexed 'qualify for Boston' google searches from the months of June and July 2013, and compared the results to the same periods going back to 2009, as shown in the chart above.

The longer term, weekly trend is also consistent, as shown below, along with a geographic heat map indicating states with strongest interest, and recent Top 10 related search phrases.

For more, visit our comprehensive Boston Marathon Coverage; to dig deeper, visit our Stats/Results/Analysis Archive with more than 200 endurance sports analytic posts and reports; and for everything else, visit our site map.