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Shadow Cliffs park will be swarming Saturday with close to 800 runners, swimmers and bikers as they kick off On Your Mark Events’ 26th annual Tri For Fun Triathlon Series. The Tri For Fun course features a 400-yard swim in Shadow Cliffs Lake, an 11-mile bike ride on flat streets, and a 3.1-mile run on a rolling fire trail.

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