Prior Lake, Minn. – Under a glorious sky and a cool breeze, 244 athletes competed in the eighth annual Dakotah! Sport and Fitness Lakefront Days Triathlon on August 3 at Clearly Lake Regional Park in Prior Lake. Elite athlete Chris Blair of Seattle, Washington, placed first with a time of 1:03:52, while Mike Blair of Prior Lake placed first in the amateur competition in 1:06:53.

The individual triathlon drew 214 participants – 130 male and 84 female finishers. A mixed relay team event was held for the first time this year, with 10 teams of three people. Each person in the team completed one leg of the triathlon.

The triathlon started at 8 a.m. with a 1/4-mile swim at Cleary Lake Beach. The swim was followed by a 14-mile bicycle loop through county roads and a 3.3-mile run through Cleary Lake Regional Park.

Dakotah! Sport and Fitness, an enterprise of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, sponsored the event with Three Rivers Park District and Cleary Lake Regional Park. The race required the support of a variety of other entities, including the Prior Lake Police Department, the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, Mdewakanton Public Safety, Allina, and numerous volunteers along the routes.

A complete list of results is available at http://www.frontrunnerusa.com/our-events/results. The top-placing athletes were:

Elite winners

Men
1st Chris Blair, 45, Seattle, Washington (1:03:52)
2nd Joe Eder, 33, Prior Lake (1:11:46)
3rd Bryan Buxton, 31, Saint Paul (1:18:49)

Women
1st Nicole Heininger, 24, White Bear Lake (1:08:41)
2nd Sarah Mercer, 45, Golden Valley (1:11:08)

Amateur overall winners

Men
1st Mike Blair, 44, Prior Lake (1:06:53)
2nd Thomas Anderson, 37, Minneapolis (1:07:26)
3rd Andy Leier, 47, Shakopee (1:08:33)

Women
1st Brenna Zavadsky, 39, Shakopee (1:14:26)
2nd Mata Agre, 20, Corcoran (1:17:09)
3rd Rebecca Karnes, 36, Mound (1:19:29)

Mixed relay team event winners

1st Tres Locos (Noel Arteaga, Brian Huemann, and Allen Webb), 1:11:34
2nd Two Tall Guys (Zach Dietz, Kevin Dudley, and Cole Minnick), 1:12:03
3rd Tri Hard (Joshua Harris, Lauren Harris, and Robert Harris), 1:15:22

About Dakotah! Sport and Fitness

The area’s premier fitness facility, Dakotah! Sport and Fitness offers a vast array of amenities with something for everyone in its 305,331-square-foot facility. Amenities include an indoor track, aquatic center, a 24-hour facility, two indoor ice arenas, a double gymnasium, a cardio studio, a cycling studio, group fitness classes, free weights, circuit training equipment, and much more.

About the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a federally recognized, sovereign Indian tribe located southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul. With a focus on being a good neighbor, good steward of the earth, and good employer, the SMSC is committed to community partnerships, charitable donations, a healthy environment, and a strong economy. The SMSC and the SMSC Gaming Enterprise (Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Little Six Casino) are the largest employer in Scott County. Out of a Dakota tradition to help others, the SMSC has also donated nearly $272 million to organizations and causes and paid more than $7.6 million for shared local road projects since 1992, in addition to funding its own infrastructure and contributing generously to regional governments and infrastructure.