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2018 Turkey Trot 5K

November 23, 2018 • 5k • become a faster runner • Coach Croft • fall running • faster as a master • fleet feet • hustle run thrive • life after hysterectomy • medal monday • menopausal runner • races • run happy • run tulsa • running • Turkey Trot • your pace or mine

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