Braden Currie is set to compete in the 25th anniversary of IRONMAN Lake Placid, one of the USA’s most iconic IRONMAN events and a significant stop on the IRONMAN Pro Series.

Braden, who recently raced at IRONMAN Cairns just five weeks ago, is eager to take on this challenging course.

Reflecting on his arrival, Braden shares, "It's good to be here. The course looks great and it offers quite a contrast compared to IRONMAN Texas.

"This place has a really nice lake swim, a hilly bike course out in the mountains and a rolling run course.

"First impressions – it's a really cool little town and I imagine it will be an epic atmosphere on race day."

Braden Currie. Credit: Korupt Vision.

Following his second-place performance at IRONMAN Cairns, Braden has had a short window to return to training.

"I was lucky enough to pull up well after Cairns but still took 1.5 weeks off to get rid of any fatigue from racing. I'm really happy with the last 3.5 weeks of training," he explains.

"The 24hrs of travel to get here went really smooth. But I managed to adjust to the timezone shift straight on night 1 and I'm feeling good."

Braden Currie. Credit: Korupt Vision.

Following his second-place performance at IRONMAN Cairns, Braden has had a short window to return to training.

"I was lucky enough to pull up well after Cairns but still took 1.5 weeks off to get rid of any fatigue from racing. I'm really happy with the last 3.5 weeks of training," he explained.

"The 24hrs of travel to get here went really smooth. But I managed to adjust to the timezone shift straight on night 1 and I'm feeling good."

Braden Currie. Credit: Korupt Vision.

The competition at Lake Placid is expected to be fierce. "It's going to be a highly competitive race.

There are always some dark horses you don't expect, but big names like Lionel Sanders, Joe Skipper (last year's winner) and Matt Hanson will be there. With around 70 athletes on the start line, it's a deep field," Braden notes.

Braden Currie. Credit: Luke O'Shea.

The event commences on July 21 (NY, USA time). Fans can watch the race live on YouTube through the Ironman Pro Series channel.