Feature Photos - 2015 Ironman Coeur d'Alene

<p>Brigitta Gruenberg of Meridian Idaho, receives sunscreen assistance from volunteers who helped competitors with needs such as supplying water and snacks during the time of the race.</p>

<p>Estela Ortiz of Miami Florida bikes her way through the Ironman course.</p>

<p>Fran Snavely of Hayden assists Ironman participant Robert Smith of Valdez Alaska with some water on Highway 95 during the race Sunday.</p>

<p>Fans of athletes cheer from the outside of the transition area.</p>

<p>Michael Starkey, apart of the men’s professional division, runs from the water to the transition station to go onward to the bike portion of the race starting from Coeur d’Alene City Park.</p>

<p>Ironman participants get a start at the triathlon Sunday morning taking off to swim at Coeur d’Alene City Beach.</p>

<p>High fives and smiles are what Andy Potts embraces as he makes his way through the finish line.</p>

<p>Andy Potts takes a moment to cool off with a splash of water after finishing first at the 2015 Ironman race.</p>

<p>With the first place ribbon in sight, Andy Potts celebrates his win running through the crowd of cheering Ironman observers.</p>

<p>Local Ironman participant Erin Yeck from Coeur d’Alene races on her bike in the 30-34 age group on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive.</p>

<p>As the sun rises Sunday morning Ironman participants transition from the swim to bike ride.</p>

<p>Dede Griesbauer swims one of two needed laps Sunday morning before transitioning to the bike portion of the race.</p>

<p>Rachel Foster, a volunteer at an aid station along Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive, hands a cup of water to a soaking wet Curt Biddulph, a male 45-49 age group competitor, during the marathon portion of Sunday’s Ironman.</p>

<p>While waiting for her son to race past, Debbie Bailey, far left, lays in the grass in a spot of shade while family and friends, Krissy Catt, Lauren Bailey, second from right, and Steven Lillig take reprieve from scorching temperatures on Sunday.</p>

<p>The shadows of spectators are cast on the bicycle mounting area of the Ironman course in Coeur d’Alene City Park.</p>

<p>Andres Quintana throws his leg over his bike in the mounting area of the bicycle course.</p>

<p>Bob Beede of Arcata California races his bike through East Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive Sunday at the Ironman triathlon.</p>

<p>Amanda Stevens leads the women as she begins the 26.2-mile run.</p>

<p>Bethany Lobaza, of Arizona, holds a sign while waiting for her sister, an Ironman Coeur d’Alene competitor, to pass.</p>

<p>In the lead, Andy Potts dismounts his bike before making the transition to the run. Potts won the event with an overall time of 8:20:35.</p>

<p>Pedro Gomes, of Scottsdale, AZ, pours water on his lower half as he begins the run portion of Ironman Coeur d’Alene on Sunday.</p>

<p>Crowds were scarce during Ironman Coeur d’Alene on Sunday. Temperatures broke an all-time record for June and were recorded as high as 105 degrees in some parts of the city.</p>

<p>Rory Duckworth, of Bluffdale, UT, races along the run course as fans cheer.</p>

<p>A triathlete painted in sunscreen locates their bike amongst a sea of others.</p>

<p>Professional triathlete Matt Russell, of Colorado Springs, CO, races out of the shoot after completing the bike course.</p>

<p>Alistair McVeigh, of Great Britain, speeds along the bike course in downtown Coeur d’Alene on Sunday.</p>

<p>Troy Braga, of Coeur d’Alene, pulls his bike off a rack during the Ironman triathlon.</p>

<p>Age group competitors line the beach before their start time of Ironman.</p>

<p>A stuffed rodent on the back of Canadian triathlete Brent Richards grabs the attention of nearby spectators.</p>

<p>Age group competitors mount their bikes after moving through the transition from the swim.</p>

<p>A triathlete is helped in removing his wet suit in the swim-to-bike transition area.</p>

<p>Thousands of spectators gather at Independence Point during the swim leg of the 2015 Ironman Sunday in Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>Mens 18-24 age group triathlete Krishnan Rajagopalan makes adjustments to his bike before setting out on the bicycle course on Sunday.</p>

<p>Chris Burnett, of San Diego, races his bicycle along Lakeside Avenue in downtown Coeur d’Alene during the 112-mile portion of Ironman.</p>

<p>Spectators eagerly await the starting gun of the 2015 Ironman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>Age group competitors come out of the water on their first lap of the 2.4-mile swim.</p>

<p>Devon Palmer, of Minneapolis, MN, competes against more than 2,000 triathletes in the male 25-29 age group swim portion of Ironman Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>After exiting the water, professional triathlete Doug Maclean, of Ithaca, NY, races across the beach on his way to the bike transition area.</p>

<p>Beth Scott, left, peels off the wetsuit of a competitor with Stacey Hankel during the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Trevor Delsaut runs to the transition area after completing the swimming portion of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman. Delsaut finished the race in 8:47:49 on Sunday.</p>

<p>A fellow competitor looks on as Scott Volon lays on the ground while receiving medical attention during the bike portion of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday. Volon did not finish the race.</p>

<p>Swimmers dive in the Lake Coeur d'Alene at the beginning of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Scott Volon lays on the ground while receiving medical attention during the bike portion of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday. Volon did not finish the race.</p>

<p>Record breaking temperatures drastically reduced the crowds at the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Vaclav Kacir mounts his bike during the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday. Kacir finished the race in 12:27:47.</p>

<p>Swimmers begin the first stretch of the first lap during the swimming portion of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Edward Sprout begins the bike portion of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday. Sproull did not finish the race.</p>

<p>A competitor looks out to the water before the beginning of the swimming portion of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Heather Jackson celebrates after winning the top seed of the professional women at the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday. Jackson finished in 9:23:27.</p>

<p>Bikers leave the staging area and begin the 112-mile bike ride during the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Heather Jackson high-fives fans as she enters the finish line of the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Krishna Rajagopalan walks his bike out of the bike staging area during the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday. Rajagopalan did not finish.</p>

<p>Henry Tragle, of the mens 35-39 division, runs into the water at the beginning of the 2015 Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Cyclists ride along Highway-95 during the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday.</p>

<p>Brian Hadley crosses the finish line at the Coeur d'Alene Ironman on Sunday. Hadley participated in the male 40-44 age group and completed the race in 11:07:16.</p>

<p>Golden retriever, Bo, looks at people during the Coeur d'Alene Ironman. Bo's owner, Ryan McPhee and his family came to cheer on Scotty Smiley, a blind Army veteran who lost his sight in 2005 to a roadside bomb in Iraq. Smiley earned his Ironman title Sunday in Coeur d'Alene. </p>