Top-10 recreational sports photos of summer 2023

A runner tears at his shirt as he runs down the Lake Padden trail Aug. 19 during the Bellingham Traverse. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Dressed in inflatable flamingo suits, racers on team YMCA Department of Fun cheer on a teammate in the paddling leg of the Bellingham Traverse on Aug. 19 at Waypoint Park. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Dallan Pickard blows a vuvuzela and rings a cowbell as racers go by July 15 in the Galbraith Mountain Enduro race during the Northwest Tune-Up Festival. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

A paddler reacts as his paddle breaks in two Aug. 19 during the Bellingham Traverse. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Chrissy Pernevi holds up a deflating finish line for arriving runners June 24 at the Lake Padden Triathlon. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Suzanne McLelland pours water from Tatiana Hoare’s prosthetic leg before they get into their boat Aug. 12 at the Bellingham Bay Classic outrigger canoe races at Boulevard Park. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Suffering a flat tire, James Sceshulte walks his bike and wheel to a nearby rest station during the July 22 Tour De Whatcom. Scechulte completed the 44-mile course after getting the flat fixed. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Tarae Griffin tries to get her foot into her shoes, pre-attached to the pedals, while taking off on the bike leg of the Lake Whatcom Triathlon July 8. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Chris Hughes warms up July 8 before competing in the Lake Whatcom Triathlon. Hughes raced in the Olympic course of the triathlon. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Maverick Ball, left, and Owen Kennedy, right, run with teammate Owen Hofheimer Aug. 26 as he runs the final lap for the team at the Lake Padden Relay in Bellingham. The race is four 2.59-mile laps around the lake, or a solo run, hosted by the Greater Bellingham Running Club. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Top-10 recreational sports photos of summer 2023

September 7, 2023 at 12:11 p.m.