Boulder's Justin Metzler Notches Fourth Place Finish at IRONMAN Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (July 24, 2022) – The Adirondack Mountains once again provided a picturesque backdrop for athletes from around the world for the 2022 IRONMAN Lake Placid North American TriClub Championship triathlon.
The event saw Cody Beals overcome a large deficit in the running portion of the triathlon to take the victory with a finishing time of 8:15:11. Second place finisher, Michael Weiss (AUT), made the finish interesting as he closed the gap to Beals in the final stretch of the 140.6-mile race. With approximately seven miles remaining in the run portion, then-leader, Justin Metzler (USA), began dealing with muscle cramps, proving Beals’ path to the top of the podium eminent. Eventual race runner-up, Weiss also stormed past the struggling Metzler to finish with an overall time of 8:17:04. Pamphiel Pareyn (BEL) rounded out the podium in third with a time of 8:23:25.
In the women’s professional race, Sarah True outpaced the second place finisher, Heather Jackson (USA), in the running portion, to win with a time of 9:00:22. Jackson (USA) took second behind True with an overall time of 9:16:23, while Jodie Robertson (USA) finished in third with a time of 9:22:02.
Top-5 Men
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | FINISH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cody Beals | CAN | 00:50:34 | 04:33:26 | 02:46:28 | 08:15:11 |
| 2. Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:55:51 | 04:22:13 | 02:53:34 | 08:17:04 |
| 3. Pamphiel Pareyn | BEL | 00:50:25 | 04:29:48 | 02:58:14 | 08:23:25 |
| 4. Justin Metzler | USA | 00:50:32 | 04:26:44 | 03:05:30 | 08:27:28 |
| 5. Matt Russell | USA | 00:57:11 | 04:27:51 | 02:57:39 | 08:28:54 |
Top-5 Women
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | FINISH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sarah True | USA | 00:55:36 | 04:55:30 | 03:04:07 | 09:00:22 |
| 2. Heather Jackson | USA | 01:05:22 | 04:52:21 | 03:13:53 | 09:16:23 |
| 3. Jodie Robertson | USA | 01:02:55 | 05:04:32 | 03:07:41 | 09:22:02 |
| 4. Rachel Zilinskas | USA | 00:50:57 | 05:11:52 | 03:23:23 | 09:32:33 |
| 5. Melanie McQuaid | CAN | 00:58:03 | 05:05:32 | 03:25:45 | 09:34:32 |