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First a victory at the Prairie Pride 5K, then off to his wedding

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There was fierce competition for position at the start of the one-mile fun run at Saturday’s Prairie Pride races.
Lee Dixon couldn’t stay for the medal ceremony – he had to get to his wedding.

Lee Dixon had a good reason for running fast at Saturday’s second annual Prairie Pride 5K: He had a wedding to get ready for…his own.

Dixon and his groomsmen started the big day off with a brisk run on a crisp, picture perfect September morning, with Dixon, 27, taking the overall win at 17:49.1. Not too shabby. Stephanie Zampieri, 36, of Prairie Village finished first among the women at 22:44.2.

For the rest of us getting-less-and-less-young adults, however, the event turned into an episode of “Are You Humbled by a Fifth Grader?”

The answer for this writer/runner: Yes. Indeed. Very much so.

Full race results are here. Kudos to the planning crew for putting on a beautiful event — and for choosing such a beautiful day.

About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, where he earned the Calder Pickett Award. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

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