All the swim, bike & run data you'll need to conquer the IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon.

BIKE

RUN

IRONMAN Lake Placid Bike Course Analysis

While a very hilly bike course (twice hitting a 10% grade and containing around 9 km above 5%), with the most brutal inclines are under half a mile.  The course has a significant descent down climb into the town of Keene.

Overall Surface Quality:

Good, relatively new pavement.

Significant Ascents:

• Mile 2.6  &  58.6:    1 mi        5.2% grade        280ft gained        0.5 fiets
• Mile 25.5 & 81.8:   1.5 mi        4.1% grade        330ft gained        0.4 fiets

Click here to view a full interactive profile of the 112 mile course.

Last year’s fastest times:

Male: Rasmus Svenningsson, 4:26:09 / 25.2mph

Female: Lisa Norden, 4:55:26 / 22.7mph

Last year’s median age-grouper times:

Male: 6:17 / 17.8 mph

Female: 7:01 / 15.9 mph

Strava Activity of last year’s Champion (or runner up):

(the last time this exact course was used was 2019)

Male: https://www.strava.com/activities/3011217284 

Female: https://www.strava.com/activities/2617767463 

Strava Segment:

https://www.strava.com/segments/21299602

Transition Layout:

Turn by Turn: (18 turns)

Turn 1:

83˚ Right turn;  Adirondack Park to Colden Ave;  Mile 0

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -4.8%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -6.5%        

Google Street View

Turn 2:

50˚ Left turn;  Colden Ave to Mill Pond Drive;  Mile 0.3

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -6.0%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -1.2%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 3:

55˚ Right turn;  Mill Pond Dr to Main St;  Mile 0.4

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -1%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 1%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 4:

90˚ Left turn;  Cascade Rd to Bobsled Run Lane;  Mile 6.5

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 0%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -1.2%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 5:

180˚ U turn; Bobsled Run Lane;  Mile 7.4

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -1%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 1%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 6:

90˚ Right turn;  Cascade Rd to Bobsled Run Lane;  Mile 8.2

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -1%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 1%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 7:

112˚ Left turn;  Hwy 73 to State Hwy 9n; Mile 16.1

Turn comes at the bottom of a significant 4 mile descent on Hwy 73 (descent profile)

Google Street View

Turn 8:

66˚ Right turn;  State Hwy 9n to State Hwy 9n;  Mile 22.1

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -0.1%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 0.4%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 9:

78˚ Left turn;  State Hwy 9n to SR 86;  Mile 25.8

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 3.2%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 6.2%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 10:

107˚ Right turn;  SR 86 to Bilhuber Rd;  Mile 28.8

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 0.6% (but at top of 55 foot climb)

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -1%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 11:

80˚ Left turn on Bilhuber Rd;  Mile 29.5

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -2.1%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -2.7%                

No Street Views

Turn 12:

100˚ Right turn;  Bilhuber Rd to Haselton Rd;  Mile 29.6

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 1.0%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 1.4%                                

No Street Views

Turn 13:

U-turn at Siilver Lake Road;  Mile 34.4

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -1.3%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 1.3%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 14:

55˚ Right turn;  Haselton Rd to Lenny Preston Rd;  Mile 38.7

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -2.5%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 7.8%                                                

No Street Views

Turn 15:

55˚ Right turn; Lenny Preston Rd to  Bonnieview Ave;  Mile 40.5

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 2%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -1%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 16:

U-turn at Sentinal Road;  Mile 53.3

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 0.1%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -0.1%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 17:

90˚ Left turn;  SR86 to Northwood Rd;  Mile 54.3

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 3.6%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 4.9%                                                

Google Street View

Turn 18:

100˚ Left turn;  Northwood Rd to Mirror Lake Dr;  Mile 55

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -0.8%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 0.6%                                                

Street View

Turn 19:

90˚ Right turn;  Mirror Lake Dr to Main Street;  Mile 0.4

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -3.1%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 3.4%                                                

Street View

Turn 20:

80˚ Left turn;  Main St to Cummings Rd;  Mile 56.1

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): 3.9%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): 4.4%                                                

Street View

Turn 21:

90˚ Left turn; Cummings to Adirondack Park;  Mile 56.2

Entrance gradient (preceding .1 mile): -2%

Exit gradient (next .1 mile): -5%                                                

Street View

 (repeat all turns for lap 2)

Obstacles and Other Notes:

• Significant descent on Hwy 73 (non-technical)

Current / Historical Weather Patterns

Full Interactive Bike Course Profile

Link to main race site:

https://ironman.com/im-lake-placid?_ga=2.37242464.1525243513.1652043783-1560196912.1650922734 

Notice an error,  have a suggestion, or an update to this information? Contact us at samlyons@pjammcycling.com!