Dakotah! Sport and Fitness To Host Turkey Trot 5K
October 21, 2009
Prior Lake, MN – On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Dakotah! Sport and Fitness will sponsor their annual Turkey Trot 5K. The 3.1 mile event will start at Dakotah! and wind through The Meadows at Mystic Lake, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community golf course. Hosting the event on the golf course provides beautiful scenery and a challenging race venue.
Registration is $25 by November 8, 2009. Participants can register online at www.active.com, by downloading the brochure at www.dakotahsport.com, or picking up a brochure at Dakotah!. Online registration will not be accepted after November 8, 2009. Registration after November 8, 2009, is available only at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness.
Race day registration is 7:00 - 8:00 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:00 a.m. The awards ceremony will follow. All registered runners will receive a t-shirt, though participants must be registered by November 8th to guarantee t-shirt size. Awards will be given to first, second, and third place overall male and female finishers.
For more information call Dakotah! Sport and Fitness at 952-496-6875 or visit their website at www.dakotahsport.com. DSF is located at 2100 Trail of Dreams, Prior Lake, Minnesota, 55372.
About Dakotah!
The area’s premier fitness facility, Dakotah! Sport and Fitness offers a vast array of amenities with something for everyone in their 305,331 square foot facility. Amenities include an indoor track, aquatic center, 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 SMSC utilizes its financial resources from gaming and non-gaming enterprises to pay for all of the internal infrastructure of the Tribe, including but not limited to roads, water and sewer systems, emergency services, and essential services to its Tribal members in education, health, and welfare. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has a charitable giving program which comes from a cultural and social tradition to assist those in need. Over the past 12 years the SMSC has donated more than $162 million to charitable organizations and Indian Tribes, including more than $20.9 million in fiscal year 2009. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Minnesota, is the owner and operator of Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Little Six Casino, Playworks, Dakotah! Sport and Fitness, The Meadows at Mystic Lake, and other enterprises on a reservation south of the Twin Cities.
This press release and other information may be downloaded from the SMSC website at www.shakopeedakota.org.
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