Via Coeur d'Alene Police Department Twitter: "Ironman set-up has begun. The vendor village will open Thursday morning at 9 a.m. The bike storage is set up in the park. The large tent is also being set up in Third Street lot. The Sherman Avenue finish line grandstands will be erected which will block the street by 5 p.m. Thursday."

Question: Are you participating in Ironman -- as an athlete, volunteer, observer, or anything else?