Circuit Judge Cynthia Newton isn’t your average judge.

She’s also an Ironman.

The civil court judge has completed three Ironman competitions and has her sights set on a fourth.

"It’s just an incredible challenge that’s very competitive and it just takes so much to get through the whole race,” Newton said. “It’s hard to explain how demanding it is."

The race is composed of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run.

"What gets my adrenaline going is knowing the finish line is only a mile away, and then it’s just unbelievable and just that feeling of you’re going to make it,” Newton said.

Judge Cynthia Newton rode 112 miles on her bike in the Ironman Coeur d'Alene in 2014.  After she finished her ride, she ran a marathon. (Stephen Thompson, Sixth Judicial Circuit)

Newton said she started with a half-Ironman and was immediately hooked. Last year, she completed her very first full Ironman in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

She returned there this summer, where she battled a blistering temperature of 105 degrees. The race was the hottest Ironman competition on record in North America.

"I just thought go hard on the swim, go hard on the bike and get as far into it as you can by noon because that’s when it’s going to switch over to the super intense heat,” Newton said.

Her plan worked and she finished two and a half hours faster than she did the year before.

Newton is now working with a coach who makes her workouts. She spends Saturday and Sunday on long runs and bike rides and gets up at 4:30 a.m. most weekdays to swim and get a workout in before work.

"It’s a challenge,” Newton said. “Just being disciplined about your time and sticking with a schedule is really important. That’s what has worked for me."

Newton’s next Ironman competition is in Lake Tahoe on Sept. 20. She said she plans on returning to Coeur d’Alene next year with the goal of beating her time again.