Prior Lake, Minnesota - Dakotah! Sport and Fitness hosted its sixth indoor triathlon on Saturday, April 12, 2008. Since the event was held indoors, the competition was structured differently than a typical triathlon. The events were timed, and total distances were calculated. Participants were judged on their total adjusted time based upon the farthest distance completed in the swim, bike, and run, or "pace" time. Each participant completed a 7-minute swim, 30-minute bike, and a 20-minute run. The field of 29 participants was divided into heats of four, which rotated through the three events. The unique format allowed members with any level of fitness to compete.

Tad Dunsworth, Burnsville, finished with a total of 59.65 minutes, making him the overall winner and the first place finisher for the men. Tad is the director of Dakotah! Sport and Fitness.

Greg Hayes, Chanhassen, came in second for the men with a time of 66.34 minutes. Hayes is a firefighter for Mdewakanton Emergency Services where he also serves as the Training Officer. Chris Frykman, Minneapolis, came in third with a time of 66.63 minutes.

Adria Johnson, New Prague, came in first for the women with a total time of 63.89 minutes. Adria is a Surveillance Supervisor at the SMSC Gaming Enterprise. Amy Schmidt, Shakopee, came in second with a total time of 64.03. Angela Mostrom, Prior Lake, came in third, with a total time of 66.41.

For the team competition, first place was taken by a team of Greg Hayes, Shaun Keilen, New Market, and Hans Van Heteren-Freeze, Prior Lake, with a total time of 117.51 minutes. Keilen is a Mdewakanton Emergency Services firefighter. Van Heteren- Freeze is the Restaurant Manager of The Buffet at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. No Kids’ Triathlon was held due to insufficient registration.

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