ABOVE; Bicyclists braved the rising temperatures Saturday morning during the first year of the Gallup Triathlon. The bike route retraced itself, forcing athletes to conquer hills in both directions.The event started and fininished at the Gallup Aquatic Center and included a 20 km bike ride, a 375 yard swim and a 5 km run. BELOW: Swimmers push themselves to complete the 375 yard swim Saturday. The event started and fininished at the Gallup Aquatic Center and included a 20 km bike ride, a 375 yard swim and a 5 km run.[Photos by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

ABOVE: Jennifer Bebo bikes during the first ever Gallup Triathlon Saturday moring. The bike route was a 20 km course that retraced itself back to the starting point at the Gallup Aquatic Center. BELOW: After completing the 375 yard swim, participants in the first ever Gallup Triathlon proceeded to the bike portion of the race still dripping water and leaving trails of foot prints. The event started and fininished at the Gallup Aquatic Center and included a 20 km bike ride, a 375 yard swim and a 5 km run. [Photos by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

Classic chrome: ABOVE: Alex Alletorie, 4, checks out the candy-apple red 1948 Angela at the Indian Capital Car show held at Amigo Auto in Gallup Saturday morning. Painting a car candy-apple red is a complicated process of layering gold or silver paint under red and cannot be touched up properly when dings occur. To fix dings in such paint, the entire car must be repainted. The owner of the vehicle, Tom Nodzak, estimated that it would cost nearly $10,000 to repaint the car. BELOW: Hoods were lifted and visitors wondered among the cars at the Indian Capital Car Show Saturday. One car owner claimed an engine that ran with over 1,000 hp and guzzled pure alcohol at an astonishing one-eighth mile to the gallon. [Photos by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]