After being interviewed by Mike Reilly, “The Voice of Ironman,” an emotional Matt Russell is greeted by his wife Gillian Forman Russell and their son Makaio following his victory in Sunday’s Ironman Lake Placid triathlon. (Enterprise photo — Lou Reuter)

Tom Coghill of London, England, approaches the village and a bike leg turnaround along state Route 86 as riders also head back toward the Northwood Road. (Enterprise photo — Lou Reuter)

SUNDAY SWIM — Professional triathlete Tim Rea of Australia emerges from Mirror Lake after completing the last lap of his swim portion during the Ironman Lake Placid race on Sunday. (Enterprise photo — Elizabeth Izzo)

Daniel Mikula of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, laughs as an Ironman volunteer struggles to strip him of his wetsuit after finishing the swim portion of the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon Sunday. (Enterprise photo — Elizabeth Izzo)

Karen Parkes, of Ithaca, cheers as she rounds the beach for her second lap in Mirror Lake during the swim portion of the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon Sunday. (Enterprise photo — Elizabeth Izzo)