The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, along with the Three Rivers Park District and the City of Prior Lake, will co-sponsor the fourth Dakotah! Sport and Fitness Lakefront Days Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 1.

The event will start at 8 a.m. in Cleary Lake Regional Park in conjunction with a weekend of events during Prior Lake’s annual Lakefront Days celebration.The triathlon will start with a 1/4-mile swim at Cleary Lake Beach followed by a 13.5-mile bicycle loop through county roads and a 3.4-mile run through Cleary Lake Regional Park.

An awards ceremony will follow the event with awards to the top three male and top three female finishers and the first place finisher in each of the men’s and women’s age group categories.

All participants will receive a t-shirt and race bag in addition to a participation medal.

The field of up to 300 participants will be distributed into nine waves by age category or as needed. Age categories are 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70 years of age or older.

Registration fee is $70, and closes July 13.

Participants may register online at www.Active.com. Mail-in registration forms are available on www.dakotahsport.com.

"We're excited that we've been able to coordinate this outdoor event with the City of Prior Lake and the Three Rivers Park District. Last year’s event was tremendously successful, so we are hoping to fill the field of participants," said Tad Dunsworth, the Dakotah! Sport and Fitness director.

The triathlon will require the cooperation of a number of entities including the Prior Lake Police Department, the Scott County Sheriff's Department, the Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce and 75-100 volunteers along the routes. Timing is done by Pickle Events.

Cleary Lake Regional Park is located at 18106 Texas Ave. For more information about the triathlon go to www.dakotahsport.com, or to volunteer, contact Dakotah! Assistant Director and Race Director, Renee Engeman, at (952) 496-6875.