Ironman 70.3 Philippines Results Analysis

At Ironman 70.3 Philippines 2013, 1,474 triathletes finished in an average time of 6 hours 21 minutes, compared to 6:25 in 2010. The bike was apparently harder this year, averaging 3:01 vs 2:49 in 2010, but the run was faster -- 2:25 vs 2:40. With a similar overall finish time, Ironman 70.3 Philippines remains near the top of RunTri's Toughest Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Rankings. For more, see our Stats/Results/Analysis archive of more than 200 analytics posts, or our home page.














Ironman Lake Placid 2013 Results Analysis

In the 15th edition of Ironman Lake Placid, 2,345 triathletes finished one of the more beautiful yet challenging races on the North American Ironman circuit in an average time of 13 hours and 12 minutes, with a fairly normal DNF rate of 5.4%. At 13:12, (compared to an average 12:35 finish time for all Ironman events) Lake Placid is one of the tougher races in our RunTri Toughest/Easiest Ironman Triathlon Rankings.

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.

















For more, see our complete Ironman Lake Placid Coverage, our Stats/Results/Analysis archive of more than 200 analytics posts, or our home page.


Ironman Lake Placid Results Analysis

For the Latest: See Ironman 2013 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
Analysis: Finishers and Kona Qualifiers

Racing Ironman Lake Placid
Lake Placid vs. other Ironman Races

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.