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‘A little bit of legitimacy’: Prairie Fire funds non-binary running categories

The Prairie fire marathon runners and half marathon runners start their race at 7:30 a.m. in downtown Wichita on Oct. 8. There were 293 marathon runners and 802 half marathon runners.

Thanks to a group of local runners, the non-binary running category was funded for the first time at this year’s Prairie Fire Marathon.

The Prairie Fire Marathon is a Wichita-based race that takes place every fall and spring. The Fall race is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon in the spring.

They provided the same prizes as the male and female categories: $400 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place and $100 for 3rd place.