At what point does an Ironman melt? This weekend could reveal the answer. Record heat is expected to roast the region as tens of thousands of people head outside for two of the biggest community events of the year. The National Weather Service forecast calls for triple-digit highs, including 104 on Sunday – the final day of Hoopfest in Spokane and the day about 2,000 triathletes hit the Ironman course in Coeur d’Alene. Event organizers are bracing for health problems such as dehydration, cramps, sunburn, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and hyponatremia, or low sodium in the blood/Scott Maben, SR. More here.

ANesse: "I am seriously worried from a medical standpoint that the heat this year in particular will be far more lethal than the cold? All of this exercise is at the breaking point of the human body. I am really worried that this year the heat will be dangerous and reflect badly on our city, unless officials are monitoring all the participants for signs of heat exhaustion and dehydration?"

Question: Do you expect Ironman to run into health problems this weekend?