Athletes ready for 70.3 miles of swimming, biking, running in Coeur d'Alene

Athletes ready for 70.3 miles of swimming, biking, running in Coeur d'Alene

The steely waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene were choppy Friday morning, cut by cold winds, but the conditions didn’t stop a group of athletes from taking a swim ahead of Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene. “It takes a lot to scare us,” Paige Swenson said, smiling as she dried off after her swim.