It wasn't quite the black lava fields of Hawaii's Ironman competition, but these endurance racers were taking on the challenges on top of Mount Lemmon for the Ski Valley Iron Man Biathlon which took place on May 31, 1992. The race consisted of a 21/2-mile run and a 71/2-mile mountain bike race in the cool pines northeast of Tucson. David Peters won the men's race in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 56 seconds. Patricia Mahon was first among the women with a time of 1:45:27.

A. E. ARAIZA / ARIZONA DAILY STAR 1992