2014 Ironman Coeur d'Alene

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>A triathlete travels north along U.S. 95, passing an aid station near Fighting Creek Sunday during the 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

2014 Ironman

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Laurie Allen, of Austin, Texas, finds space from the pack in the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene shortly after the start of the swim during Sunday’s triathlon.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Professional triathlete Maik Twelsiek swims toward the shore on his first lap of the 2.4-mile swim portion of Sunday’s Ironman race.</p>

<p>MIKE CURRY/Press</p><p>Andy Potts celebrates with his daughter Sloan following his 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene victory.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Professional Triathlete Derek Garcia of Coeur d’Alene celebrates at the finish line of Ironman Coeur d’Alene on Sunday afternoon. Garcia finished seventh overall with a total time of 08:57:57.</p>

<p>MIKE CURRY/Press</p><p>Andy Potts, of Colorado Springs, Colorado discusses the race after winning the 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene, his fifth Ironman title.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Maggie Rusch celebrates after winning first in the Women’s Age Group at Ironman Coeur d’Alene with a time of 10:26:52 on Sunday afternoon.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Kevin Wilmot, of Whitefish, Montana, zooms down a hill on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive while competing in the Ironman triathlon.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Five-time Ironman winner Andy Potts makes headway down Lakeside Avenue on his second leg of the running portion of the triathlon on Sunday. Potts went on to the win 2014 Ironman Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Volunteer Felicia Tuck watches as Allison Goss-Goal hands professional triathlete Chris Bagg his running gear bag as he transitions from biking to running during Sunday's Ironman race.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Ironman volunteer Kalli Batt of Coeur d'Alene wheels an Ironman participant's bike to its designated spot during the 2014 Ironman in Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>A participant's red shoes brighten the Ironman race in Coeur d'Alene on Sunday.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Lauren Updike flashes a smile while racing towards Coeur d’Alene on U.S. 95 south of the city.</p>

<p>MIKE CURRY/Press</p><p>Jeff Crosby, of Kirkland, Washington, is guided by volunteer Karen Laramie, far right, to a restroom in the bike-to-run transition. Offering water to athletes are volunteers, from left, Mikayla Geraphty, Julie Geraphty and Cat Grahm.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Thousands of triathletes line the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene only a few minutes before the age group swim start.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Suzy Jolley give Ironman participants words of encouragement near the First Presbyterian Church on Lakeside Avenue during the bike section of Sunday's triathlon.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Spectators line the steps at Independence Point to witness the start of the 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Volunteers pass out water cups to athletes in the swim to bike transition area in City Park during Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>MIKE CURRY/Press</p><p>Amy Ellet, 33, from Calgary, Canada, displays sign while cheering on athletes as they race passed along Lakeside Ave.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Louis De La Garza, of Kailua, Hawaii, begins the bicycle portion of the 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene Sunday.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Spectators watch Ironman athletes leave the bike staging area to begin their 112 mile biking leg of the triathlon on Sunday in Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>MIKE CURRY/Press</p><p>Two age group competitors high-five each other prior to beginning the 2.4-mile swim in Lake Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Age group competitors find their pace after beginning the swim as others wait to start Sunday during the 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Professional Triathlete Heather Wurtele passes the eight mile marker in the run portion of Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Wurtele finished first in the professional women’s division of Ironman Coeur d’Alene with a time of 09:34:32.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Professional triathlete Jennie Hansen slips her feet into her biking shoes before beginning the 112 mile bike segment of the Ironman triathlon on Sunday.</p>

<p>MIKE CURRY/Press</p><p>Professional triathlete Andy Potts, of Colorado Spring, Colorado, takes an early lead during the swim portion of the 2014 Iromman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Men and women age group participants swim away from the shoreline during the 2014 Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Of the some 2,800 athletes who competed in Sunday’s race, 1,024 were first time Ironman competitors.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Athletes prepare to start the Age Group swim for Ironman Coeur d’Alene on Sunday morning. Around 2,800 people participated in this years Ironman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Gabriel Harley rushes into Lake Coeur d'Alene behind other age-group athletes to begin the 140.6-mile Ironman triathlon.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Andrew Valki, of San Franciso, California, removes his bicycle from a rack in the first transition are of the Ironman race course.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Libby Kasnick and Courtney Hayes scout the swim course before the Age Group Swim for Ironman Coeur d’Alene on Sunday morning.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Maria Wilson of Calgary, Alberta takes a meditative moment before the start of the Ironman Coeur d'Alene triathlon on Sunday.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Tamara Dale, of Post Falls, plays “Clumsy Lover” on the bagpipes at volunteer station along Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Members of the crowd cheer on the athletes as they approach the finish line for Ironman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Doug Barden of San Luis Obispo, Calif. takes a quiet pause to himself before the start of the Ironman triathlon in Coeur d'Alene on Sunday.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Derek Garcia, of Coeur d’Alene, coasts around a turn Sunday during the bike portion of Ironman.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Kristin Bradfield celebrates as she approaches the finish line of Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Bradfield finished with a time of 11:46:25.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press</p><p>Women in the professional bracket take in the scene of the Ironman swimming course on Lake Coeur d'Alene before the start of the triathlon on Sunday.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Kelli Williamson, of Austin, Texas, makes her first pass in the swim on Sunday. Williamson finished in second place in the professional women’s division with a time of 9:50:07.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Katherine Buchowski celebrates as she approaches the finish line of Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Buchowski finished with a time of 10:59:11.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Maggie Davies, a volunteer with the Coeur d’Alene girls soccer team, hands off an item for caloric intake and energy to triathlete Travis Lyon at an aid station along U.S. 95 near Fighting Creek.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Kevin Minegar, of Garden Grove, California, looks back prior to beginning the swim.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Portland’s Kiel Fletcher mounts his bike after crossing an official line marking the start of the 114-mile leg of Ironman.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Jarom Schoenfeldt, of Golden, Colorado, begins the bike race after making the transition from the swim in the Coeur d’Alene City Park.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Jack Richards, of Edgewood, Washington, leads a pack of cyclists up a highway grade.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Chris Driver, of Sun City, Arizona, tucks in over his handlebars while negotiating a curve on the Ironman bicycle course on U.S. 95.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Triathletes climb a grade alongside motorists near Mica Bay Sunday on U.S. 95.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Danielle Parks of Coeur d’Alene sprints towards the finish line to complete her third Ironman Coeur d’Alene with a time of 12:04:09 on Sunday evening.</p>