Marquardt, Løvseth set course records at IRONMAN Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID | A rainy day in the Adirondack Mountains couldn't curtail another thrilling edition of the Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid triathlon and the 13th race in the 2025 IRONMAN Pro Series on Sunday, July 20. Matthew Marquardt (USA) stormed back to take the overall win in a time of 7:50:08, setting a new course best on the legendary Olympic Oval while also winning his second full-distance IRONMAN of the year. In the women's race, Norway's Solveig Løvseth came from behind to claim her first full-distance IRONMAN win, setting a new course best time of 8:43:29 and earning her second IRONMAN Pro Series victory of the year. In the male professional race, Thomas Gordon (USA) exited the clear waters of Mirror Lake first in a blazing fast time of 48:51. Gordon was followed by a group of three that included Andrew Horsfall-Turner (GBR), Matt Schafer (USA) and Jason West (USA), who was making his full-distance IRONMAN debut in Lake Placid. Despite cramping shortly after exiting the swim, Marquardt quickly worked his way into contention early in the bike, along with Kristian Høgenhaug (DEN), Robert Kallin (SWE), Leon Chevalier (FRA), Bradley Weiss (ZAF) and Trevor Foley (USA), who overcame a 6-minute deficit out of the water to work his way to the front of the group. Marquardt took the lead into T2, followed by Høgenhaug and Foley a minute back. Showcasing his signature run pedigree, Foley took the lead early in the final leg, keeping himself just out of striking distance of Marquardt and Høgenhaug. However, in a reversal of roles from the 2024 Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid, Marquardt delivered a stunning surge in the 18th mile to overtake a fading Foley and earn an impressive win, breaking Foley's course best time of 7:55:23 set last year by almost five minutes. A soaring Høgenhaug also overtook Foley to earn second in a time of 7:56:16, while Foley remained resilient to claim the third spot on the podium in a time of 7:57:13. "All the guys – Trevor (Foley), Kristian (Høgenhaug), Robert (Kallin), and Leon (Chevalier) – are all some of the top cyclists in the sport right now," Marquardt said at the finish line. "We had all five of us together at one period during the bike. Whether they were initially attacking or not, it was fireworks after fireworks after fireworks. The power was just incredibly high. It was such a high intensity I wasn't sure I could put together a marathon after that. That was a world championship-level bike ride. I'm really proud of the fitness I have right now." In the women's race, Rebecca Clarke (NZL) and Holly Lawrence (GBR), in her debut full-distance IRONMAN performance, shot off the front to lead early in the swim. Following behind was a pack of strong challengers that included Marta Sanchez (ESP), Lotte Wilms (NLD), Lisa Perterer (AUT) and Regan Hollioake (AUS). Clarke exited the water first, completing the 2.4-mile course in an impressive 50:51, only a matter of seconds ahead of Lawrence. While Lawrence wasted no time putting down a blistering pace to take an early lead, she, Perterer and Sanchez all jostled for position throughout the 112-mile course in the Adirondacks. Perterer and Sanchez entered T2 first; however, all eyes were on Solveig Løvseth, who had crept into the picture and overtaken Lawrence in the final miles of the bike. Perterer moved past Sanchez to take a firm grip on the lead within the first eight miles. With the likes of top talent Jackie Hering (USA), Tamara Jewett (CAN) and 2024 champion Danielle Lewis (USA) all starting to fall further back, Løvseth got to work, eventually running herself into second by the halfway point. Løvseth took over the lead from Perterer with eight miles to go and continued to grow her gap. The Norwegian kept her foot on the gas and crossed the finish line with a course-best 2:46:49 marathon (previously 2:52:13, set by Danielle Lewis last year) to earn her first full-distance IRONMAN victory. Perterer followed in second, finishing in 8:46:50, while Sanchez rounded out the podium with an 8:53:07. "I think it was about being patient, really," Løvseth said at the finish line. "What I like about the IRONMAN distance is that it is a long day. You don't have to stress too much. I lost some time in the beginning. I was expecting to gain some time on the bike, which I didn't. But it was all about continuing to believe that I could win. I went out hot on the run and was trying to keep it all together. Really proud that I made it work in the end." News and Notes Thomas Gordon (USA) and Rebecca Clarke (NZL) clocked the fastest swim splits of the day in times of 48:51 and 50:51, respectively. Marquardt recorded the fastest bike split of the day with a time of 5:07:42. Marta Sanchez posted the fastest women's bike split in 4:51:25. Jason West clocked the fastest run split of the day — 2:37:18 — in his debut full-distance IRONMAN performance, while Tamara Jewett had the fastest run in the women's professional field at 2:40:05. Marquardt set a new course best in Lake Placid with a time of 7:50:08, surpassing Trevor Foley's 2024 mark of 7:55:23. In 2024, both Foley and Marquardt became the first athletes to go under eight hours in Lake Placid. In 2025, four athletes achieved that feat: Marquardt, Kristian Høgenhaug, Foley and Leon Chevalier. Løvseth's finish time of 8:43:29 smashed the previous course best of 9:01:22, set by Sarah True in 2022.Four women finished under the nine-hour mark this year: Løvseth, Lisa Perterer, Sanchez and Jewett.

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Marquardt, Løvseth set course records at IRONMAN Lake Placid

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