Former Lincoln resident competes in Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon

[July 29, 2016]  Former Lincoln resident, Andrew "Andy" Brown completed the 2016 Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon on Sunday, July 24th, 2016 in Lake Placid, New York.

Andy said he wanted to do something that his dad (Scott Brown) hasn't done i.e. marathons. A year ago he set his sights on the Lake Placid Triathlon. Andy had never participated in a marathon or any long distance races of this magnitude inspiring him to train for a year prior to this race. He told his Dad that he just wanted to complete the distance and finish the race.

He did and beat his personal expectations on the swim and a very tough, hilly bike and run. His progress on race day was followed on Facebook by several Lincoln residents and others throughout the state of Illinois

Andy is a Lincoln Taekwondo 4th degree Black Belt. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario as a Marketing Representative for Caterpillar with his wife, Kami.

Below are Andy's stats for the 2016 Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon Results web site:

Placed 1678 overall out of 3052 participants

Placed 83rd out of 134 participants in his age division (25 to 29-year-old)

2.4 mile swim completed 01:18:37

112-mile bike ride completed 07:40:54

26.2 mile run (marathon) completed 05:38:48

Official overall time completion of the event 14:54:07

[Scott Brown]