A record breaking cold and wet spring means Ironman participants will be feeling the sting of the cold waters of Coeur d’Alene. The water temperature is in the low fifties, but athletes say it won’t slow them down. Ironman participants will swim 2.4 miles during the Sunday race. Some out-of-town participants are already testing out the water. “It’s chilly, but you kind of just get numb. Once the numbness sets in, you just go,” said Caitlin Snow who lives in Boston/Katie Utehs, KREM. More here.

Question: Should the 2011 Coeur d'Alene Ironman be canceled to protect triathletes from cold Lake Coeur d'Alene?