STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - “We’re giving you a Ryan bouquet,” said the friends of first-time competitor Ashley Rennhack, right, after she finished the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon on Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center. From left are Katie Wiegert, 15, Julie Butler, and Jill Wiegert. Rennhack’s friends explained that Ryan Gosling is her “celebrity boyfriend.”
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Lauren Taylor, left, took second, and her sister, Casey Taylor, took fourth among the women in the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon on Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Lauren won the event last year.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Thirty-nine women and thirty-three men completed the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon this year. The event took place Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Laura Shelton embarks on the running leg of the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon on Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Steve Stovall finishes up the cycling portion of the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon on Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Stovall said it was his ninth time to compete in the event.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Laura Shelton competes in the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon on Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center. This was Shelton’s first year in the competetion.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Shawn Wells, left, and Kevin Mullikin finish the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon on Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Leah Morgan placed 19th in a field of 39 women competing in the Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon on Saturday morning at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
