Lane and McMahon Dominate in Brutal IM Wisconsin Conditions

In some of the most difficult weather conditions that IRONMAN Wisconsin has ever seen, Australian Chloe Lane and Canadian Brent McMahon won the women’s and men’s editions held on September 11th, 2022.

Lane ran a 3:15 marathon to win the women’s race in 9:45:21 and qualify for the 2023 Ironman World Championships in Kona. American Jessica Smith finished second in 9:53:32, followed by 49 year-old Melanie McQuaid in 10:06:35.

From the gun, McMahon led the men’s race and never looked back to claim his 2023 Kona slot. He had the fastest swim, bike and run splits to win in 8:36:02. Canadian Cody Beals finished second in 8:50:24 and American Adam Feigh finished third in 9:04:26.

Women's Race Recap

American Rachel Mensch led a pack of four out of the women’s swim, finishing in 56:09.

Throughout the bike Lane and Smith traded the lead with Mensch and American Katie Morales. The rain and wind added to the punishing hills. It was on the run where Lane took over. With the fastest women’s run and the 10th quickest regardless of gender, Lane won by over eight minutes.

“It's going to be the toughest athletes that do the best out there today,” Lane said after the race.

Women's Top 10

1.) Chloe Lane (AUS) 9:45:21
2.) Jessica Smith (USA) 9:53:32
3.) Melanie McQuaid (CAN) 10:06:35
4.) Rachel Mensch (USA) 10:12:22
5.) Lenny Ramsey (NL) 10:17:14
6.) Katie Morales (USA) 10:43:53
7.) Amanda Wendroff (USA) 10:45:25
8.) Brianna Troksa (USA) 10:50:56
9.) Alexandra Watt (USA) 10:59:50
10.) Sarah Karpinski (USA) 11:09:41

Men's Race Recap

From the gun, McMahon led the men’s race in the water. McMahon was chased by a pack of three on the bike — Beals, Feigh and American Ben Hoffman. By 70 miles Beals had broken away from the other two.

McMahon started the run with a 6:55 lead over Beals. McMahon would dominate the run and win by 14 minutes. It was Beals’ third Ironman in seven weeks. When he finished second, he admitted that it was a grueling schedule.

“Many people told me that 3 Ironmans in 7 races was a terrible idea,” Beals said. “I can now confirm they were correct. That was absolutely brutal.”

Hoffman and American Andy Potts did not finish. Hoffman dropped out around five miles on the run. Potts dropped out after completing around half of the 112 mile bike course.

Men's Top 10

1.) Brent McMahon (CAN) 8:35:02
2.) Cody Beals (CAN) 8:50:24
3.) Adam Feigh (USA) 9:04:26.
4.) Jordan Bryden (CAN) 9:14:17
5.) Patrick Brady (USA) 9:23:21
6.) Emilio Aguayo Munoz (ESP) 9:29:38
7.) Vant Lammers (USA) 9:33:35
8.) Sven Wies (GER) 9:34:10
9.) Eneko Elosegui (ESP) 9:49:03
10.) Rodrigo Romero Garcia de la Cadena (MEX) 10:36:33