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‘It’s still amazing’

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LAKE PLACID — After hosting a handful of Ironman Canada triathlons in the 1990s, Canadian Graham Fraser decided it was time to expand to the United States. The 1985 Ironman World Championship finisher and his team had a list of places in the Northeast that they wanted to check out. But on ...

‘The Voice of Ironman’ returns

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LAKE PLACID — Legendary announcer Mike Reilly — “The Voice of Ironman” — is coming out of retirement to call one more Ironman Lake Placid triathlon on Sunday, July 21. He called every Ironman race in this village from 1999 to 2022. “They asked me to come back to the 25th ...

‘Gold standard’

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LAKE PLACID — By the time the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon kicks off in the early hours of Sunday, July 21, a select group of people — experts considered the best in their trade — will have already put in a week of work on the event. Though the athletes are undeniably elite, it’s ...

Ironman community liaison assists during training, event

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LAKE PLACID — The 25th Ironman Lake Placid will take place on Sunday, July 21; its course defined along roads throughout Lake Placid, Keene, Jay, Upper Jay, AuSable Forks and Wilmington. Ironman Lake Placid organizers have, once again, established a community liaison to assist businesses and ...

Ironman Lake Placid returns for a 25th running

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LAKE PLACID — Ironman Lake Placid, which this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary, returns on Sunday, July 21. Ironman Lake Placid, the second-longest-running Ironman event in North America behind only the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, will see competitors from ...