NORTH WEBSTER – On an unseasonably cool July morning, Nate West of Winona Lake and Amy Ehinger of Fort Wayne had their feet smoking.

West ran a 19:18.13 to lead all runners at the 2013 Dixie Days 5K, beating runner-up Jeremiah Stitchter of Winona Lake by five seconds to the final line. Luke Griner of North Webster was third in the male category, running a 20:17.78.

Ehinger did not have much competition in the form of ladies chasing her down. Eringer cruised to the line at 24:46.34 unopposed for the ladies’ title. Runner-up in the female division was Sidney Jones of Auburn at 27:30.39 and Claire Close of Muncie in third at 27:43.40.

The field of 98 runners far surpassed any previous year’s running field for the Dixie Days 5K, and had fair representation in both male and female participants.

Complete race results can be found on the Kosciusko Runners Association site.