A stacked women's field and solid men's field will make for a great race. Check out the preview video.

The morning started early as they do, but filled with a little more excitement and anxiety than most races do for me. It has been, well…a very long time since I have entered a race healthy and with great expectations. Last year’s racing was marred unfortunately with illness all year which started with a bout of Giardhia that reared its head 3 days before my first event of the year. I did my best, and did all that I could to rest, recover, and be as healthy as I could. At a few events even had some decent results, but never started an event 100%.

It still doesn't seem like that's me - Ironman Coeur D'Alene Champion! I only slept a few hours after the race and when I woke up I had to make sure it was true - looking at the photos from the paper to believe it. I thought just finishing an Ironman was an adrenaline rush. Let me tell you - winning one takes it to another level. In my finish-line interview, I told the crowd it was such an awesome feeling that everyone needed to win one!

For me, winning Ironman Coeur D'Alene was about chasing your dreams.

Here is my pretty recent interview with the legendary XTerra Triathlete Conrad Stoltz. His responses were so excellent and eloquent that I decided to just publish the whole lot word for word!

Cave continues her early season winning ways.