Sue Reynolds knows firsthand that transformation is possible at any age. At 335 pounds, she struggled with everyday tasks like walking a block or tying her shoes. After years of unsuccessful diets, she tried again with a secret goal to complete a triathlon. With a purpose, she lost more than 200 pounds and discovered a love for sport. Just three years after completing her first triathlon at the back of the pack, Sue finished sixth in the world and was the top American at the World Triathlon Championship.

Curious about elite performance, Sue quit her job and trained with Olympic-level coaches as if she were on an Olympic pathway. In her 70s while embracing an Olympian’s habits and mindset, she won world championships in 2022 and 2023, but later developed severe overtraining syndrome, forcing her to rethink both her training and priorities.

Beyond sport, Sue was National High School Counselor of the Year and founded Inspire Success, a non-profit that helps community leadership teams engage in the process of high performance. She is the author of The Athlete Inside and Across the Line, with 100% of author proceeds supporting the USA Triathlon Foundation.

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Tiffany Gust, MS, CEP, NBC-HWC, is an Exercise Physiologist with Intermountain Sports Performance, where she developed the High-Performance Aging Program to help adults improve fitness, function, and longevity. She is the owner of TG Triathlon and Fitness Coaching, an adjunct professor at Utah Tech University, and a fitness author and contributor to Southern Utah Health & Wellness Magazine and other health and fitness publications. Tiffany holds a master’s degree in applied Exercise Science and Sports Nutrition and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist, National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, USA Triathlon Coach, and U.S. Masters Swimming Coach.

A lifelong endurance athlete, Tiffany has completed more than 175 triathlons, including 24 Ironman races, and has qualified for World Championship competition as an age-group athlete. Drawing from both professional expertise and personal experience overcoming strokes and heart surgery, she is passionate about empowering adults to stay active, healthy, and performing at their best throughout life. Tiffany lives in Southern Utah with her husband and three children, and two grandchildren.

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Krista Tate recently moved to St. George from Utah Valley and is excited to begin a new chapter. A wife, mother of three, and grandmother of four, she enjoyed being active when she was young, though organized sports were never part of her life growing up. In her thirties, shortly after the birth of her youngest child, she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Years of fatigue, inflammation, and medication made everyday activities challenging, and she wondered if those limitations would define the rest of her life. While these symptoms diminished over time, she still wasn’t very active for over a decade.

Everything changed when a friend invited her to try high-intensity circuit training at her gym at age 48. As her strength and confidence grew, so did her belief that she could accomplish difficult things. Since then, she has completed multiple Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hikes, hiked Half Dome despite a fear of heights, learned to ski at age 52, and even gone skydiving twice. Krista’s story is a powerful reminder that it’s never too late to rediscover your potential and embrace new adventures.

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