Claire Bohland, 5, of Oregon, 'chucks' a chicken during a contest prior to the start of the 'Smoke the Turkey Run' at the St. James Club in Sylvania Township.
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Susie Shrader, 10, of Blissfield, Mich., 'chucks' a chicken during a contest prior to the start of the 'Smoke the Turkey Run.'
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Young runners wait for the start of the fun run.
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Young runners start the fun run at the St. James Club on Thanksgiving Day.
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Young runners start the fun run event during the Smoke the Turkey Run.
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DeNay Wimberly of Holland, dressed as a turkey, watches young runners complete.
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Kaylen Pappar, 3, with Angie Kolodzaike, her mother, of Sylvania, runs in the chilly Thanksgiving Day weather.
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Runners start the Smoke the Turkey Run at the St. James Club in Sylvania Township.
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Runners being the Smoke the Turkey Run to benefit Hospice of Northwest Ohio and honor the Gomez Family, owners of the St. James Club.
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Adult runners compete in the Smoke The Turkey Run at the St. James Club.
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Barbara Surrell of Louisville, Kentucky, encourages runners and walkers during the Smoke the Turkey Run.
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An runner sports turkey headgear in the Thanksgiving Day run.
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