Update: CdA To Keep Ironman

Ironman will carry on in Coeur d’Alene the next three years and likely beyond that with a new push to raise money for the sponsorship fee. The Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce said last fall it was evaluating whether to continue its sponsorship of the race, which has been held in the Lake City each summer since 2003. The chamber pays the World Triathlon Corp. nearly $100,000 a year to bring Ironman to town – a figure that has been difficult to cover in recent years. Chamber President and CEO Steve Wilson said today the organization has heard strong community and business support for continuing the commitment to Ironman, and the chamber board has decided to complete the current five-year contract, through 2017/ Scott Maben , SR. More here .