Salem’s fire chief, city council president join dozens of locals racing Ironman Oregon

Nearly 150 Salem residents will join triathletes from all over the world to compete in Oregon’s fifth Ironman race this Sunday at Riverfront Park.

Competitors will gather near dawn at the park for a walk across the Minto Island Bridge to the start. The 70.3 mile race begins at 6:15 a.m. when athletes plunge into the Willamette River at Minto-Brown Island Park for a 1.2 mile swim, followed by a 56-mile bike ride through south…