Once again the Adirondack Mountains provided a picturesque backdrop for athletes from around the world for the 2021 ViewSPORT IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon on Sunday, June 25. The 22nd edition of the event saw athletes swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles through the region culminating in an exciting finish along Main Street just outside of the Olympic Oval. With some of the world's best on hand, Rasmus Svenningsson (Sweden) and Lisa Norden (Sweden) took the top honors with finishing times of 8:13:25 and 9:11:26 respectively. Norden's victory came during her first full-distance IRONMAN performance.
Rounding out the men’s professional podium was Arnaud Guilloux (France) who came in second with a finish time of 8:23:13 and Joe Skipper (Great Britain) who posted an 8:24:01 finishing time that was good for third place. On the female side, Heather Jackson (Bend, Oregon) took second in 9:18:52, while Joanna Ryter (Switzerland) finished in third with a time of 9:13:21.
MALE PRO:
1 Rasmus Svenningsson SWE 8:13:25
2 Arnaud Guilloux FRA +9:48
3 Joe Skipper GBR +10:35
4 Antoine Mechin FRA +19:19
5 Kevin Portmann FRA +20:47
FEMALE PRO:
1 Lisa Norden SWE 9:11:26
2 Heather Jackson USA +7:25
3 Joanna Ryter SUI +20:20
4 Pamella Oliveira BRA +30:35
5 Dede Griesgrauer USA +38:38