Ironman by the numbers

2.4 miles: the swim leg in Lake Coeur d’Alene

1 12 miles: the bike leg on U.S. 95 south of town

26.2 miles: the run leg on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive

2,600: number of competitors expected

18-71: age range

24-45: age range of professional athletes

20: countries represented

47: states represented

2,419: American participants

172: Idaho participants

$625: entry fee

$75,000: professional prize purse

50: qualifying slots for 2013 Ironman World Championship Oct. 12 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii.

6 a.m.: start time Sunday

76: forecasted high temperature

2003: year Ironman began in Coeur d’Alene