SMSC Hosting Indoor Triathlon April 18 at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community invites triathletes of all abilities to its indoor triathlon at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness (DSF) on Saturday, April 18. Registration is now open for the event featuring a 7-minute swim, a 30-minute bike ride, and a 20-minute run/walk.

“Dakotah! Sport and Fitness started the indoor triathlon in 2002 to help local triathletes warm up for triathlon season,” DSF Director Tad Dunsworth said. “It also offers first-time triathletes a chance to get in winning shape.”

From 8-10 a.m., groups of six will take off about every 15 minutes. Competitors will swim in the DSF pool, ride a stationary bike, and then finish with a dash on the track, while volunteers record distances. Winners will be determined through a pacemaker scoring system. The triathlete who marks the longest distance in each of the three areas will be the pacemaker. All of the other contestants’ times are calculated by how long it would have taken them to reach the pacemaker’s distance in each event. Awards will be given to the top three men and top three women overall.

To register for the event, visit dakotahsport.com. For more information, call 952-496-6875. The cost is $28 for Dakotah! Sport and Fitness members and $38 for non-members. Participants must be 12 years of age or older to compete.