Ironman
Lessing qualified for the 2004 world championships with a 1st place win and course record at Ironman Lake Placid in July 2004, where he set a course record of 8:23:12. In his first appearance at the Ironman World Championships (2004) he dropped out halfway into the bike leg, due to fierce winds and problems with his back.
Lessing did not complete the marathon at the 2005 Ironman Couer d'Alene and failed to qualify there for Kona. He raced again the same summer and qualified for the 2005 Hawaii Ironman World Championships by taking 4th place at Ironman Canada in Penticton, B.C., August, 2005, in a time of 8:43:13. He did not complete the marathon at the 2005 world championships. Some say he was too worn out by the season of racing by the time he arrived there in October.
On Sunday 19 August 2007 Lessing won the Timberman 70.3.
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