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Full distance · 25 July 2027

IRONMAN Lake Placid

Lake Placid, United States

The race at a glance

Official race website
Circuit
IRONMAN
Distance
Full distance
Terrain
Road
Swim
3.8 km
Bike
180 km
Run
42.2 km
Date
25 Jul 2027
Registration
Open
Swim venue
Lake
Average water temperature
22 °C
Bike profile
Hilly
Bike elevation gain
2,164 m
Run profile
Rolling
Run elevation gain
383 m
High air temperature
24 °C
Low air temperature
10 °C
Overall cut-off
17 h
Entry fee, from
$970
Altitude
549 m
First edition
1999
Swim start
Rolling start

Edition history

202619 Jul 2026Held
202520 Jul 2025Held
202421 Jul 2024Held
202323 Jul 2023Held
202224 Jul 2022Held
202125 Jul 2021Held
201928 Jul 2019Held
201822 Jul 2018Held
201723 Jul 2017Held

How the day is laid out

The swim is held in a lake, over 2 loops. An average of 22 °C is close to the threshold where wetsuit rules start to tighten. Plan for both answers and check the call on race morning.

The bike leg is labelled hilly and runs over 2 loops.

The run is labelled rolling.

A hilly bike ahead of a rolling run puts the day's decision early: what you spend on the climbs is what the run will not have.

Expect air between 10 °C and 24 °C on race day. A spread of 14 degrees across the day matters as much as the peak, because what you wear at the swim exit is rarely what you want at the far end of the bike.

Water measured on race day

ironman.com publishes the water measured on race day in Mirror Lake: 24 °C (75 °F) in 2024 and 24 °C (76 °F) in 2025, with no reading for 2026. Both sit just under the 24.5 °C wetsuit limit for age-group athletes. Mornings have been cool, with lows of 13 °C in 2024, 12 °C in 2025 and 6 °C in 2026.

Each discipline is two loops: Mirror Lake, the Adirondacks on the bike, then the town on foot before the finish at the Oval.

Source: ironman.com, read on 21 October 2026. The IRONMAN in the USA page compares it with the other US races.

Against the calendar

Where this race sits among the others

Ranks are computed across every race of the same distance.

  • Average water temperature

    22 °C · median 22 °C

    The 22nd coldest of the 48 full-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • High air temperature

    24 °C · median 25 °C

    The 18th coolest of the 52 full-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

  • Bike elevation gain

    2164 m · median 1130 m

    The 8th hilliest of the 43 full-distance races with a figure, across every circuit.

7

races of this distance pair a hilly bike with a rolling run, out of 55. 14 share the bike profile alone.

37

races across every distance fall in July, out of 354.

68

races are held in North America. 12 of them in the same month as this one.

Questions about this race

When is IRONMAN Lake Placid 2027?
IRONMAN Lake Placid is held on 25 July 2027 in Lake Placid, United States. Registration is open on the official race page.
Is a wetsuit allowed at IRONMAN Lake Placid?
Most likely. The average water temperature is 22 °C, below the 24.5 °C limit up to which wetsuits are allowed for age-group athletes. The official call is made on race morning.
What is the cut-off at IRONMAN Lake Placid?
The course closes 17 h after the start. Intermediate cut-offs after the swim and the bike are in the athlete guide.
How hard is IRONMAN Lake Placid?
The bike course climbs about 2164 m, the 8th hilliest of 43 full-distance races with a figure. The bike is labelled hilly and the run rolling. Expect highs of about 24 °C on race day.
How much is the entry fee for IRONMAN Lake Placid?
Entries start at US$970 for an individual age-group entry, before service fees. Prices rise by tier as the race fills.

Where to stay

Hotels and rentals around the race venue, for the nights around race day.

Suggested stay: 23 Jul 2027 to 26 Jul 2027

The map is provided by Stay22. Bookings are made with the provider.

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Entries are handled by the organiser

Registration and the athlete guide are on the official race page.

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