Article: Flying tri guy.

Byline: Jeff Fedotin

Sep. 28--Kent Dobbins found the love of his life through his passionate hobby. Dobbins -- a 61-year-old optometrist who participates in four to six triathlons a year -- met his wife at the Lawrence Memorial Triathlon in 1990. After seeing her at the next several competitions, he pursued her. "The mover that I am, a year later I asked her out," said Kent, who proposed to Liz at Lawrence Memorial in 1996.

The Lawrence native's self-deprecating humility belies his accomplishments as a college letterman, war hero and champion triathlete. In St. Louis two weeks ago, he won the United States Amateur Triathlon half-ironman ...

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