The area has Iron Fever, with a lot of signs bearing "welcome Ironman" and "welcome triathletes" (and one "bike run swim Ironman" that meant well ). I lost track of time with my superbusy work schedule lately and didn't get a chance to sign up to volunteer. They did change the bike course to go right by a friend's house, so we're going to head over a little later and watch, then head down and watch some inspiring finishes. Usually IMCdA is the same weekend as Hoopfest (a 3 on 3 basketball tournament), which divides the spectator crowd, but this year they got smart and separated them.

Coeur d'Alene just signed a 5-year renewal, so there will be at least 5 more IMCdAs. For anyone wanting to sign up, the signup is tomorrow at 9AM physically at the site, or starting at 11AM at active.com (linked here: http://www.ironmancda.com/entry.php). If you do, you have some guaranteed cheerleaders who will also tell you where to eat when you're in town.