PHOTOS: Racers compete in the Gap2Gap relay race in Yakima

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Racers put their kayaks in the Yakima River during the first leg of Gap2Gap Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash.

Kayaks are lined up along a boat launch at the exchange point between the kayak leg and road bike leg of the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

A cyclist nears the end of the road bike leg of Gap2Gap in Terrace Heights Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Jackson Reese, 16, takes off on the road bike leg of Gap2Gap Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Reese was one of the racers competing individually and doing all four legs himself.

John Place paddles down the Yakima River during the kayak leg of Gap2Gap Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Place said he's competed in the kayak leg every year of Gap2Gap besides the COVID-19 year and another year when the river levels forced the leg to be canceled.

Kyle Hopkins slides down a waterslide at the finish line of the running leg and overall Gap2Gap race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Scenes from the Gap2Gap relay race Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Yakima, Wash. Racers compete in teams or as individuals to complete a kayak leg, road bike leg, mountain bike leg and a running leg starting and finishing at Sarg Hubbard Park.

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